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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


Form 10-Q 


 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   
  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020

 

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   
 

For the transition period from              to

 

Commission file number: 001-32347

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

88-0326081

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

   

6140 Plumas Street, Reno, Nevada

89519-6075

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(775) 356-9029

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☑     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☑     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer ☑

Accelerated filer ☐    

Non-accelerated filer ☐    

Smaller reporting company ☐

Emerging growth company ☐

     

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ☐ Yes     ☑ No

 

As of May 7, 2020, the number of outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, was 51,035,718.

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

ORA

NYSE

 



 

 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2020

 

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
   

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4
     

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION  AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

24
     

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

46
     

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

46
     

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

47
   

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

47
     

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

47
     

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

48
     

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

48
     

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

48
     

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

48
     

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

48
     

SIGNATURES

49

 

 

Certain Definitions

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this quarterly report to “Ormat”, “the Company”, “we”, “us”, “our company”, “Ormat Technologies” or “our” refer to Ormat Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

   

March 31,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

ASSETS

 

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 231,149     $ 71,173  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (primarily related to VIEs)

    88,627       81,937  

Receivables:

               

Trade less allowance for credit losses of $779 and $0, respectively (primarily related to VIEs)

    168,924       154,525  

Other

    27,718       22,048  

Inventories

    34,107       34,949  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

    22,305       38,365  

Prepaid expenses and other

    11,456       12,667  

Total current assets

    584,286       415,664  

Investment in unconsolidated companies

    76,008       81,140  

Deposits and other

    37,734       38,284  

Deferred income taxes

    118,682       129,510  

Property, plant and equipment, net ($1,889,857 and $1,880,547 related to VIEs, respectively)

    1,981,086       1,971,415  

Construction-in-process ($166,124 and $149,830 related to VIEs, respectively)

    413,789       376,555  

Operating leases right of use ($4,796 and $4,688 related to VIEs, respectively)

    17,611       17,405  

Finance leases right of use ($8,730 and $8,479 related to VIEs, respectively)

    14,149       14,161  

Intangible assets, net

    182,305       186,220  

Goodwill

    19,963       20,140  

Total assets

  $ 3,445,613     $ 3,250,494  
                 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $ 140,867     $ 141,857  

Short term revolving credit lines with banks (full recourse)

    270,500       40,550  

Commercial paper

    8,275       50,000  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

    5,937       2,755  

Current portion of long-term debt:

               

Limited and non-recourse (primarily related to VIEs):

               

Senior secured notes

    24,617       24,473  

Other loans

    34,408       34,458  

Full recourse

    76,572       76,572  

Operating lease liabilities

    2,974       2,743  

Finance lease liabilities

    3,169       3,068  

Total current liabilities

    567,319       376,476  

Long-term debt, net of current portion:

               

Limited and non-recourse (primarily related to VIEs):

               

Senior secured notes (less deferred financing costs of $6,049 and $6,317, respectively)

    331,077       339,336  

Other loans (less deferred financing costs of $9,872 and $10,482, respectively)

    309,588       317,395  

Full recourse:

               

Senior unsecured bonds (less deferred financing costs of $623 and $675, respectively)

    286,505       286,453  

Other loans (less deferred financing costs of $1,475 and $1,519, respectively)

    68,789       68,747  

Operating lease liabilities

    14,035       14,008  

Finance lease liabilities

    11,230       11,209  

Liability associated with sale of tax benefits

    121,627       123,468  

Deferred income taxes

    100,969       97,126  

Liability for unrecognized tax benefits

    14,560       14,643  

Liabilities for severance pay

    18,208       18,751  

Asset retirement obligation

    50,786       50,183  

Other long-term liabilities

    7,867       8,039  

Total liabilities

    1,902,560       1,725,834  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

           
                 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

    9,402       9,250  
                 

Equity:

               

The Company's stockholders' equity:

               

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 51,035,718 and 51,031,652 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

    51       51  

Additional paid-in capital

    915,139       913,150  

Retained earnings

    507,537       487,873  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    (13,662 )     (8,654 )

Total stockholders' equity attributable to Company's stockholders

    1,409,065       1,392,420  

Noncontrolling interest

    124,586       122,990  

Total equity

    1,533,651       1,515,410  

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity

  $ 3,445,613     $ 3,250,494  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands,
except per share data)

 

Revenues:

               

Electricity

  $ 142,856     $ 142,908  

Product

    47,411       52,128  

Energy storage and management services

    1,846       4,002  

Total revenues

    192,113       199,038  

Cost of revenues:

               

Electricity

    71,368       77,543  

Product

    36,978       42,106  

Energy storage and management services

    1,949       5,210  

Total cost of revenues

    110,295       124,859  

Gross profit

    81,818       74,179  

Operating expenses:

               

Research and development expenses

    1,619       900  

Selling and marketing expenses

    4,794       3,865  

General and administrative expenses

    14,348       15,689  

Operating income

    61,057       53,725  

Other income (expense):

               

Interest income

    402       293  

Interest expense, net

    (17,273 )     (21,223 )

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

    393       472  

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

    4,132       7,764  

Other non-operating income (expense), net

    78       91  

Income from operations before income tax and equity in earnings (losses) of investees

    48,789       41,122  

Income tax (provision) benefit

    (18,148 )     (14,039 )

Equity in earnings (losses) of investees, net

    (735 )     1,047  

Net income

    29,906       28,130  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (3,873 )     (2,184 )

Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders

  $ 26,033     $ 25,946  

Comprehensive income:

               

Net income

    29,906       28,130  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

               

Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

    (645 )     (1,348 )

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivatives instruments of unconsolidated investment

    (4,755 )     (1,145 )

Change in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge

    13       22  

Amortization of unrealized gains in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge

    (8 )     (8 )

Comprehensive income

    24,511       25,651  

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (3,486 )     (1,862 )

Comprehensive income attributable to the Company's stockholders

  $ 21,025     $ 23,789  
                 

Earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:

               

Basic:

               

Net income

    0.51       0.51  

Diluted:

               

Net income

    0.51       0.51  

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:

               

Basic

    51,036       50,709  

Diluted

    51,526       51,012  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

   

The Company's Stockholders' Equity

 
                                   

Accumulated

                         
                   

Additional

           

Other

                         
   

Common Stock

   

Paid-in

   

Retained

   

Income

           

Noncontrolling

   

Total

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Earnings

   

(Loss)

   

Total

   

Interest

   

Equity

 
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Balance at December 31,2018

    50,700     $ 51     $ 901,363     $ 422,222     $ (3,799 )   $ 1,319,837     $ 125,259     $ 1,445,096  

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

                      (58 )           (58 )           (58 )

Adjusted Balance as of the beginning of the year

    50,700       51       901,363       422,164       (3,799 )     1,319,779       125,259       1,445,038  

Stock-based compensation

                2,360                   2,360             2,360  

Exercise of options by employees and directors

    52                                            

Cash paid to noncontrolling interest

                                        (4,146 )     (4,146 )

Cash dividend declared, $0.11 per share

                      (5,579 )           (5,579 )           (5,579 )

Net income

                      25,946             25,946       1,855       27,801  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

                                                               

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                            (1,026 )     (1,026 )     (322 )     (1,348 )

Change in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge (net of related tax of $24)

                            22       22             22  

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivative instruments of unconsolidated investment (net of related tax of $0)

                            (1,145 )     (1,145 )           (1,145 )

Amortization of unrealized gains in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge (net of related tax of $18)

                            (8 )     (8 )           (8 )

Balance at March 31,2019

    50,752     $ 51     $ 903,723     $ 442,531     $ (5,956 )   $ 1,340,349     $ 122,646     $ 1,462,995  
                                                                 

Balance at December 31, 2019

    51,032     $ 51     $ 913,150     $ 487,873     $ (8,654 )   $ 1,392,420     $ 122,990     $ 1,515,410  

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

                      (755 )           (755 )           (755 )

Adjusted Balance as of the beginning of the year

    51,032     $ 51     $ 913,150     $ 487,118     $ (8,654 )   $ 1,391,665     $ 122,990     $ 1,514,655  

Stock-based compensation

                1,989                   1,989             1,989  

Exercise of options by employees and directors

    4                                            

Cash paid to noncontrolling interest

                                        (3,007 )     (3,007 )

Cash dividend declared, $0.11 per share

                      (5,614 )           (5,614 )           (5,614 )

Increase in noncontrolling interest

                                        1,447       1,447  

Net income

                      26,033             26,033       3,543       29,576  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

                                                               

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                            (258 )     (258 )     (387 )     (645 )

Change in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge

                            13       13             13  

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivative instruments of unconsolidated investment

                            (4,755 )     (4,755 )           (4,755 )

Amortization of unrealized gains in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge

                            (8 )     (8 )           (8 )

Balance at March 31,2020

    51,036     $ 51     $ 915,139     $ 507,537     $ (13,662 )   $ 1,409,065     $ 124,586     $ 1,533,651  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

(Unaudited) 

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net income

  $ 29,906     $ 28,130  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    36,952       36,901  

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

    772       651  

Stock-based compensation

    1,989       2,360  

Amortization of deferred lease income

          (775 )

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits, net of interest expense

    (2,087 )     (4,314 )

Equity in losses (earnings) of investees

    735       (1,047 )

Mark-to-market of derivative instruments

    (561 )     (1,209 )

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

    88       377  

Loss (gain) on severance pay fund asset

    535       (330 )

Deferred income tax provision

    15,123       10,469  

Liability for unrecognized tax benefits

    (83 )     713  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired:

               

Receivables

    (25,008 )     (1,119 )

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

    16,060       12,368  

Inventories

    842       2,018  

Prepaid expenses and other

    1,211       (2,105 )

Change in operating lease right of use asset

    784       1,698  

Deposits and other

    343       26  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    350       (4,271 )

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

    3,182       (2,894 )

Liabilities for severance pay

    (543 )     406  

Change in operating lease liabilities

    (734 )      

Other long-term liabilities

    (100 )     (616 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

    79,756       77,437  

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Capital expenditures

    (80,375 )     (51,303 )

Investment in unconsolidated companies

    (358 )      

Decrease (increase) in severance pay fund asset, net of payments made to retired employees

    (87 )     359  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (80,820 )     (50,944 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Proceeds from long-term loans, net of transaction costs

          91,500  

Repayments of commercial paper

    (41,725 )      

Proceeds from revolving credit lines with banks

    872,900       914,700  

Repayment of revolving credit lines with banks

    (642,950 )     (1,012,800 )

Cash received from noncontrolling interest

    6,270       3,346  

Repayments of long-term debt

    (16,416 )     (15,757 )

Cash paid to noncontrolling interest

    (3,279 )     (4,459 )

Payments under finance lease obligations

    (675 )     (767 )

Deferred debt issuance costs

    (416 )     (1,223 )

Cash dividends paid

    (5,614 )     (5,579 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    168,095       (31,039 )

Effect of exchange rate changes

    (365 )     (485 )

Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

    166,666       (5,031 )

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    153,110       177,495  

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 319,776     $ 172,464  

Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:

               

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable related to purchases of property, plant and equipment

  $ (1,436 )   $ 153  

Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities

  $ 1,194     $ 2,154  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 1 — GENERAL AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Ormat Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not contain all information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2020, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and the condensed consolidated statements of equity for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

The financial data and other information disclosed in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements related to these periods are unaudited. The results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year.

 

These condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2019 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

 

Dollar amounts, except per share data, in the notes to these financial statements are rounded to the closest $1,000.

 

 

COVID-19 consideration

 

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") a pandemic. At the same time, countries around the world have ordered companies to limit or suspend operations and imposed many travel restrictions which resulted in a sudden decline in global economic activity and an increase in market volatility. The Company has implemented significant measures in order to meet government requirements and preserve the health and safety of its employees by working remotely where possible and applying separate shifts in its power plants, manufacturing facilities and other locations while trying to continue operations at close to full capacity in all locations. Also, the Company focused efforts to adjusting its operations to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 including optimizing its global supply chain, and enhancing its liquidity profile. While the extent and duration of the economic downturn from the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear, the Company has considered, among other things, whether the global operational disruptions indicate a change in circumstances that may trigger asset impairments and whether it needs to revisit accounting estimates and projections or its expectations about collectability of receivables. Additionally, the Company has considered the potential impacts on its fair value disclosures and on its internal control over financial reporting. During the quarter, the Company's power plants, manufacturing and storage facilities have been operating at close to full capacity and there was no significant direct impact on the Company's operations as a result of the economic downturn. While significant uncertainty still exists concerning the magnitude of the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, the Company has determined that there was no triggering event for an impairment with respect to any of its assets nor has there been an adverse change in the probability related to the collectability of its receivables. The Company continues to assess the potential impact of the global economic situation on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Puna

 

On May 3, 2018, the Kilauea volcano located in close proximity to the Company's 38 MW geothermal power plant in the Puna district of Hawaii's Big Island erupted following a significant increase in seismic activity in the area. Before it stopped flowing, the lava covered the wellheads of three geothermal wells, monitoring wells and the substation of the Puna complex and an adjacent warehouse that stored a drilling rig that was also consumed by the lava. The insurance policy coverage for property and business interruption is provided by a consortium of insurers. All the insurers accepted and started paying for the costs to rebuild the destroyed substation and during March and April of 2020, the Company received an additional $3.0 million of such proceeds. However, only some of the insurers accepted that the business interruption coverage started in May 2018 and, during the first quarter of 2020, the Company recognized income of $$4.9 million from such additional cash proceeds which were included in cost of revenues up to the amount covering the related costs and the remainder in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The Company has filed a lawsuit against those insurers that have not accepted its business interruption claim.  

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

As of May 2020, reconstruction efforts at Puna continue. Permits that are required for the construction and operation of the substation were received. HELCO continues with its efforts to complete the upgrade of the transmission network and is waiting for PUC approval. On the field side, the Company completed drilling of two production wells, one of which was blocked immediately after its flow test while the other is ready to be connected to the power plant and is expected to enable partial production by the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Company continues its field recovery work, which includes redrilling and cleanouts of existing wells and drilling of new wells and expect gradual increase of production to 29 MW by the end of the year, assuming all permits are received, the transmission network upgrade is complete and field recovery is successfully achieved.

 

In December 2019, PGV and HELCO's subsidiary reached an agreement on an amended and restated PPA for dispatchable geothermal power sold from the Puna complex. The new PPA extends the term until 2052 with an increased contract capacity of 46MW and a fixed price with no escalation, regardless of changes to fossil fuel pricing. The COD of the new 8MW plant is expected during 2022. The existing PPA remains in effect, with current terms, until the expansion is completed, and the new plant reaches its COD.

 

The Company continues to assess the accounting implications of this event on the assets and liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets and whether an impairment will be required. Any significant damage to the geothermal resource or continued shut-down following the lava event at the Puna facilities could have an adverse impact on the power plant's electricity generation and availability, which in turn could have a material adverse impact on the Company's business and results of operations. 

 

 

Write-offs of unsuccessful exploration activities

 

There were no write-offs of unsuccessful exploration activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Reconciliation of Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as reported on the balance sheet to the total of the same amounts shown on the statement of cash flows:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 231,149     $ 71,173     $ 79,366  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

    88,627       81,937       93,098  

Total Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

  $ 319,776     $ 153,110     $ 172,464  

 

 

Concentration of credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of temporary cash investments and accounts receivable.

 

The Company places its temporary cash investments with high credit quality financial institutions located in the United States (“U.S.”) and in foreign countries. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had deposits totaling $14.4 million and $12.9 million, respectively, in ten U.S. financial institutions that were federally insured up to $250,000 per account. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s deposits in foreign countries amounted to approximately $228.8 million and $84.8 million, respectively.

 

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, accounts receivable related to operations in foreign countries amounted to approximately $135.1 million and $118.8 million, respectively. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, accounts receivable from the Company’s primary customers, which each accounted for revenues in excess of 10% of total consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 or 2019,  amounted to approximately 50% and 58% of the Company’s trade receivables, respectively.

 

Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company (subsidiaries of NV Energy, Inc.) accounted for 19.2% and 18.3% of the Company’s total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Southern California Public Power Authority (“SCPPA”) accounted for 18.7% and 19.4% of the Company’s total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Kenya Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. ("KPLC") accounted for 15.4% and 15.3% of the Company’s total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

The Company has historically been able to collect on substantially all of its receivable balances. As of March 31, 2020, the amount overdue from KPLC was $38.6 million of which $8.0 million was paid in April 2020. These amounts represent an average of 61 days overdue. The Company believes it will be able to collect all past due amounts in Kenya. This belief is based on the fact that in addition to KPLC's obligations under its power purchase agreement, the Company holds a support letter from the Government of Kenya that covers  certain cases of KPLC non-payment (such as where caused by government actions/political events).

 

In Honduras, the Company has been able to collect current charges from Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (“ENEE”) starting in May 2019. However, due to the restrictive measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic which were implemented recently in Honduras, the Company may experience delays in collection as, due to a local closure, it was unable to timely submit to ENEE the charge relating to March 2020. As of March 31, 2020, the total amount overdue from ENEE was $20.1 million which relates to the period from October 2018 to April 2019, none of which has been paid to date. In view of the ongoing Honduran government support undertaking, the Company believes it will be able to collect past due amounts in Honduras.

 

The Company may experience delays in collection in other locations due to the restrictive measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic which were imposed globally at different extents.

 

Revenues from Contracts with Customers

 

Contract assets related to our Product segment reflect revenue recognized and performance obligations satisfied in advance of customer billing. Contract liabilities related to the Company's Product segment reflect payments received in advance of the satisfaction of performance under the contract. The Company receives payments from customers based on the terms established in the contracts. Total contract assets and contract liabilities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows.

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Contract assets (*)

  $ 22,305     $ 38,365  

Contract liabilities (*)

    (5,937 )     (2,755 )

Contract assets, net

  $ 16,368     $ 35,610  

 

(*) Contract assets and contract liabilities are presented as "Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts" and "Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts", respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets. The contract liabilities balance at the beginning of the year was fully recognized as product revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2020 as a result of performance obligations satisfied.

 

On March 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $96.5 million of remaining performance obligations not yet satisfied or partly satisfied related to our Product segment. The Company expects to recognize approximately 100% of this amount as Product revenues during the next 24 months.

 

Leases in which the Company is a lessor

 

The table below presents the lease income recognized as a lessor:

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Lease income relating to lease payments of operating leases

  $ 126,076     $ 125,908  

Total

  $ 126,076     $ 125,908  

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 2 — NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

New accounting pronouncements effective in the three-month period ended March 31, 2020

 

Financial Instruments—Credit Losses

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology. Under the new guidance, on initial recognition and at each reporting period, an entity is required to recognize an allowance that reflects its current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the financial instrument based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses. ASU 2018-19 clarifies that receivables from operating leases are accounted for using the lease guidance and not as financial instruments. The guidance became effective on January 1, 2020, including interim periods within that year and requires a modified retrospective transition approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Under the modified retrospective method of adoption, prior year reported results are not restated. The Company has performed its analysis of the impact on its financial instruments that are within the scope of this guidance, primarily cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, receivables (excluding those accounted under lease accounting) and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, based on class of financing receivables which share the same or similar risk characteristics such as customer type and geographic location, among others. The Company has estimated the expected credit losses for each class of financing receivables by applying the related corporate default rate which corresponds to the credit rating of the specific customer or class of financing receivables. For trade receivables, the Company applied this methodology using aging schedules reflecting how long the receivables have been outstanding. The Company has also considered the existence of credit enhancement arrangements that may mitigate the credit risk of its financial receivables in estimating the applicable corporate default rate. The Company adopted this update effective January 1, 2020 and recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment to its retained earnings as of that date of approximately $0.8 million. While significant uncertainty still exists concerning the magnitude of the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economy, the Company considered the current and expected future economic and market conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and determined that the estimate of credit losses was not significantly impacted. 

 

The following table describes the changes in the allowance for expected credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (all related to trade receivables):

 

   

(Dollars in thousands)

         

Beginning balance of the allowance for expected credit losses

  $ 755  

Current period provision for expected credit losses

    24  

Ending balance of the allowance for expected credit losses

  $ 779  

 

 

 

New accounting pronouncements effective in future periods 

 

Accounting for Income Taxes

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019- 12 is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within. Early adoption is permitted although the Company had not early adopted ASU 2019-12 as of March 31, 2020. The Company does not anticipate ASU 2019-12 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Reference Rate Reform

 

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). The amendments in this update provide optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting as the LIBOR reference rate is scheduled to be discontinued on December 31, 2021. The amendments in this update provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this update apply only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. Modifications of contracts within the scope of Topic 470, Debt, should be accounted for by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. An entity may elect to apply the amendments for contract modifications by Topic or Industry Subtopic as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, or prospectively from a date within an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, up to the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. Once elected for a Topic or an Industry Subtopic, the amendments in this Update must be applied prospectively for all eligible contract modifications for that Topic or Industry Subtopic. The Company evaluated the impact of the transition from LIBOR, and currently believe that the transition will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

NOTE 3 — INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Raw materials and purchased parts for assembly

  $ 20,559     $ 21,942  

Self-manufactured assembly parts and finished products

    13,548       13,007  

Total inventories

  $ 34,107     $ 34,949  

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW 

 

 

 

NOTE 4— FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The fair value measurement guidance clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received upon selling an asset or paid upon transferring a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the fair value measurement guidance are described below:

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 — Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

The following table sets forth certain fair value information at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy, as well as cost or amortized cost. As required by the fair value measurement guidance, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

           

March 31, 2020

 
           

Fair Value

 
   

Carrying

Value at

March 31,

2020

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:

                                       

Current assets:

                                       

Cash equivalents (including restricted cash accounts)

  $ 36,978     $ 36,978     $ 36,978     $     $  

Derivatives:

                                       

Contingent receivable (1)

    99       99                   99  

Currency forward contracts (2)

    928       928             928        

Liabilities:

                                       

Current liabilities:

                                       

Derivatives:

                                       

Contingent payables (1)

    (3,272 )     (3,272 )                 (3,272 )
    $ 34,733     $ 34,733     $ 36,978     $ 928     $ (3,173 )

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW 

 

 

           

December 31, 2019

 
           

Fair Value

 
   

Carrying

Value at

December 31,

2019

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets

                                       

Current assets:

                                       

Cash equivalents (including restricted cash accounts)

  $ 28,316     $ 28,316     $ 28,316     $     $  

Derivatives:

                                       

Contingent receivables (1)

    102       102                   102  

Currency forward contracts (2)

    362       362             362        

Liabilities:

                                       

Current liabilities:

                                       

Derivatives:

                                       

Contingent payable (1)

    (3,359 )     (3,359 )                 (3,359 )
    $ 25,421     $ 25,421     $ 28,316     $ 362     $ (3,257 )

 

 

1.

These amounts relate to contingent receivables and payables relating to acquisition of the Guadeloupe power plant, valued primarily based on unobservable inputs and are included within “Prepaid expenses and other”, “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” and “Other long-term liabilities” on March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 in the consolidated balance sheets with the corresponding gain or loss being recognized within "Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)" in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

 

2.

These amounts relate to currency forward contracts valued primarily based on observable inputs, including forward and spot prices for currencies, net of contracted rates and then multiplied by notional amounts, and are included within “Prepaid expenses and other” and “Accounts payable and accrued expenses”, as applicable, on March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets with the corresponding gain or loss being recognized within “Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)” in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

 

The amounts set forth in the tables above include investments in debt instruments and money market funds (which are included in cash equivalents). Those securities and deposits are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in an active market.

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW 

 

 

The following table presents the amounts of gain (loss) recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income on derivative instruments not designated as hedges (in thousands):

 

       

Amount of recognized

gain (loss)

 

Derivatives not designated

as hedging instruments

 

Location of recognized gain

(loss)

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
       

2020

   

2019

 
                     

Currency forward contracts

 

Derivative and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

    1,090       1,083  
        $ 1,090     $ 1,083  

 

The foregoing forward transactions were not designated as hedge transactions and are marked to market with the corresponding gains or losses recognized within “Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)”.

 

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt approximates its carrying amount, except for the following: 

 

   

Fair Value

   

Carrying Amount

 
   

March 31,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

   

March 31,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

   

(Dollars in millions)

 

Olkaria III Loan - OPIC

  $ 206.5     $ 202.1     $ 188.1     $ 192.6  
Olkaria III plant 4 Loan - DEG 2       46.2       43.8       42.5       42.5  
Olkaria III plant 1 Loan - DEG 3       40.8       38.8       37.1       37.1  

Platanares Loan - OPIC

    118.9       115.3       102.4       104.5  

Amatitlan Loan

    25.5       26.4       25.4       26.3  

Senior Secured Notes:

                               

OFC 2 LLC ("OFC 2")

    218.1       210.9       198.4       203.0  

Don A. Campbell 1 ("DAC 1")

    81.7       78.5       76.6       78.2  

USG Prudential - NV

    32.8       30.6       28.3       28.4  

USG Prudential - ID

    18.3       18.6       18.9       19.6  

USG DOE

    46.2       45.0       39.4       40.8  

Senior Unsecured Bonds

    207.7       205.7       204.3       204.3  

Senior Unsecured Loan

    169.0       161.3       150.0       150.0  

Plumstriker

    21.4       21.7       21.3       21.6  

Other long-term debt

    16.2       16.3       16.6       17.4  

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW 

 

 

The fair value of the long-term debt is determined by a valuation model, which is based on a conventional discounted cash flow methodology and utilizes assumptions of current borrowing rates. The fair value of revolving lines of credit is determined using a comparison of market-based price sources that are reflective of similar credit ratings to those of the Company.

 

As disclosed above under Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global economic downturn and market volatility that may have an impact on the estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt. While interest rates on U.S. Treasury securities have declined and may continue to decline as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, other components of the Company's borrowing rates have increased and may continue to increase as the global economic situation evolves, all of which have a direct impact on the fair value of the Company's long-term debt.

 

The carrying value of financial instruments such as revolving lines of credit and deposits approximates fair value.

 

The following table presents the fair value of financial instruments as of March 31, 2020: 

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

 

Olkaria III - OPIC

                206.5       206.5  
Olkaria III plant 4 Loan - DEG 2                 46.2       46.2  
Olkaria III plant 1 Loan - DEG 3                 40.8       40.8  

Platanares Loan - OPIC

                118.9       118.9  

Amatitlan Loan

          25.5             25.5  

Senior Secured Notes:

                               

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes

                218.1       218.1  

DAC 1 Senior Secured Notes

                81.7       81.7  

USG Prudential - NV

                32.8       32.8  

USG Prudential - ID

                18.3       18.3  

USG DOE

                46.2       46.2  

Senior Unsecured Bonds

                207.7       207.7  

Senior Unsecured Loan

                169.0       169.0  

Plumstriker

          21.4             21.4  

Other long-term debt

                16.2       16.2  

Commercial paper

          8.3             8.3  

Revolving lines of credit

          270.5             270.5  

Deposits

    11.8                   11.8  

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW 

 

 

The following table presents the fair value of financial instruments as of December 31, 2019:

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

 

Olkaria III Loan - OPIC

                202.1       202.1  

Olkaria IV - DEG 2

                43.8       43.8  
Olkaria IV - DEG 3                 38.8       38.8  

Platanares Loan - OPIC

                115.3       115.3  

Amatitlan Loan

          26.4             26.4  

Senior Secured Notes:

                               

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes

                210.9       210.9  

DAC 1 Senior Secured Notes

                78.5       78.5  

USG Prudential - NV

                30.6       30.6  

USG Prudential - ID

                18.6       18.6  

USG DOE

                45.0       45.0  

Senior Unsecured Bonds

                205.7       205.7  

Senior Unsecured Loan

                161.3       161.3  

Plumstriker

          21.7             21.7  

Other long-term debt

                16.3       16.3  

Commercial paper

          50.0             50.0  

Revolving lines of credit

          40.6             40.6  

Deposits

    12.2                   12.2  

 

 

 

 

NOTE 5 — STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

No grants were provided under the 2018 Incentive Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 — INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

 

The components of interest expense are as follows:

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Interest related to sale of tax benefits

  $ 2,324     $ 3,661  

Interest expense

    17,166       17,562  

Less — amount capitalized

    (2,217 )      
Total interest expense, net   $ 17,273     $ 21,223  

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 7 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to the Company’s stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company does not have any equity instruments that are dilutive, except for employee stock-based awards.

 

The table below shows the reconciliation of the number of shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of basic earnings per share add:

    51,036       50,709  

Additional shares from the assumed exercise of employee stock options

    490       303  

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of diluted earnings per share

    51,526       51,012  

 

The number of stock-based awards that could potentially dilute future earnings per share and that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive was 4,535 and 249,908 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 8 — BUSINESS SEGMENTS

 

The Company has three reporting segments: the Electricity segment, the Product segment and the Energy Storage and Management Services segment ("ESMS"). These segments are managed and reported separately as each offers different products and serves different markets.

 

 

Under the Electricity segment the Company builds, owns and operates geothermal, solar PV and recovered energy-based power plants in the United States and geothermal power plants in other countries around the world and sell the electricity they generate.

 

 

Under the Product segment, the Company designs, manufactures and sells equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation and remote power units and provide services relating to the engineering, procurement and construction of geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants.

 

 

Under the ESMS segment the Company provides energy storage, demand response and energy management related services as well as services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of energy storage units mainly through its Viridity business. 

 

Transfer prices between the operating segments are determined based on current market values or cost-plus markup of the seller’s business segment.

 

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables, including the Company's disaggregated revenues from contracts with customers:

 

   

Electricity

   

Product

   

ESMS

   

Consolidated

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020:

                               

Revenues from external customers:

                               

United States (1)

  $ 91,692     $ 398     $ 1,846     $ 93,936  

Foreign (2)

    51,164       47,013             98,177  

Net revenue from external customers

    142,856       47,411       1,846       192,113  

Intersegment revenue

          8,656             8,656  

Operating income (loss)

    58,630       3,872       (1,445 )     61,057  

Segment assets at period end (3) (*)

    3,139,603       230,831       75,179       3,445,613  

* Including unconsolidated investments

    76,008                   76,008  
                                 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019:

                               

Revenues from external customers:

                               

United States (1)

  $ 91,528     $ 11,243     $ 4,002     $ 106,773  

Foreign (2)

    51,380       40,885             92,265  

Net revenue from external customers

    142,908       52,128       4,002       199,038  

Intersegment revenue

          18,261             18,261  

Operating income

    51,551       4,252       (2,078 )     53,725  

Segment assets at period end (3) (*)

    2,950,444       125,248       67,522       3,143,214  

* Including unconsolidated investments

    71,885                   71,885  

 

 

 

(1)

Electricity segment revenues in the United States are all accounted under lease accounting except for $16.8 million and $17.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, that are accounted under ASC 606. Product and ESMS segment revenues in the United States are accounted under ASC 606.

 

 

(2)

Electricity segment revenues in foreign countries are all accounted under lease accounting. Product segment revenues in foreign countries are accounted under ASC 606.

 

 

(3)

Electricity segment assets include goodwill in the amount of $20.0 million and $20.1 million as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. No goodwill is included in the Product and ESMS segment assets as of March 31, 2020 and 2019. 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Reconciling information between reportable segments and the Company’s consolidated totals is shown in the following table:

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

               

Total segment revenues

  $ 192,113     $ 199,038  

Intersegment revenues

    8,656       18,261  

Elimination of intersegment revenues

    (8,656 )     (18,261 )

Total consolidated revenues

  $ 192,113     $ 199,038  
                 

Operating income:

               

Operating income

  $ 61,057     $ 53,725  

Interest income

    402       293  

Interest expense, net

    (17,273 )     (21,223 )

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

    393       472  

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

    4,132       7,764  

Other non-operating income (expense), net

    78       91  

Total consolidated income before income taxes and equity in income of investees

  $ 48,789     $ 41,122  

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 9 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

On May 21, 2018, a motion to certify a class action was filed in Tel Aviv District Court against Ormat Technologies, Inc. and 11 officers and directors.  The alleged class is defined as "All persons who purchased Ormat shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange between August 3, 2017 and May 13, 2018". The motion alleges that the Company violated  Sections 31(a)(1) and 38C of the Israeli Securities Law because it allegedly: (1) misled investors by stating in its financial statements that it maintains effective internal controls over its accounting policies and procedures, however the Company's internal controls had material weaknesses which led to erroneous accounting in its 2017 unaudited quarterly reports that had to be restated, including adjustments to the Company’s net income and shareholders’ equity; and (2) failed to issue an immediate report in Israel until May 16, 2018, analogous to the report that was released in the United States on May 11, 2018 stating, inter alia, that the errors in its financial reports affected its balance sheet and would be remedied in its 2017 annual report. The Company filed an agreed motion to the Tel Aviv District Court to stay the proceedings in Israel until a final decision in the United States case (Mac Costas) is adjudicated.

 

 

On June 11, 2018, a putative class action was filed by Mac Costas on behalf of alleged shareholders that purchased or acquired the Company's ordinary shares between August 8, 2017 and May 15, 2018 was commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada against the Company and its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, which was subsequently amended by a consolidated complaint filed by lead plaintiff Phoenix Insurance in May 13, 2019.  The complaint asserts claim against all defendants pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 thereunder and against its officers pursuant to Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act.  The complaint alleges that the Company's Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, and Form 10-Qs for each of the quarters in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 contained material misstatements or omissions, among other things, with respect to the Company’s tax provisions and the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting, and that, as a result of such alleged misstatements and omissions, the plaintiffs suffered damages. On December 6, 2019 the Company’s motion to dismiss was denied by the court. On March 23, 2020, pursuant to out of court mediation, a term sheet for a proposed settlement of the action without admission of liability or wrongdoing, was signed between the parties. The sum the Company will bear in this context is not material. The parties are working on comprehensive settlement documentation for submission to the court, whose approval is required.  

 

 

On September 11, 2018, the Klein derivative action (Klein Action) was filed against the Company, our board and its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, and on October 22, 2018, the Matthew derivative action (Matthew Action) was filed against the company, certain named present and former board members (Barniv, Beck, Boehm, Clark, Falk, Freeland, Granot, Joyal, Nishigori, Sharir, Stern and Wong) in the United States District Court, District of Nevada.  The Klein complaint asserts four derivative causes of action generally arising from Ormat's restatement of its financial statements: (i) the individual defendants allegedly breached their fiduciary duties by allowing the Company to improperly report its financials; (ii) the individual defendants allegedly were unjustly enriched by being compensated while breaching their fiduciary duties; (iii) the individual defendants allegedly committed corporate waste in paying officers and directors and by incurring legal costs and potential liability; and (iv) the director defendants allegedly breached Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with the issuance of 2018 proxy. The Matthew complaint similarly alleges derivatively a breach of fiduciary duties, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and corporate waste by the named directors. On January 24, 2019, the Nevada Court entered an order consolidating the Klein Action and Matthew Action. The parties had stipulated a delay in the scheduling and met for out of court discussions to obtain a possible resolution. The parties are now working towards finalization of a settlement of the action, which, once completed, is subject to court approval. The sum the Company will bear in this context is not material. 

 

 

Following the announcement of the Company’s acquisition of U.S. Geothermal Inc. ("USG"), a number of putative shareholder class action complaints were initially filed on behalf of USG shareholders between March 8, 2018 and March 30, 2018 against USG and the individual members of the USG board of directors.  All of the purported class action suits filed in Federal Court in Idaho have been voluntarily dismissed.  The single remaining class action complaint is a purported class action filed in the Delaware Chancery Court, entitled Riche v. Pappas, et al., Case No. 2018-0177 (Del. Ch., Mar. 12, 2018). An amended complaint was filed on May 24, 2018 under seal, under a confidentiality agreement that was executed by plaintiff.  The amended Riche complaint alleges state law claims for breach of fiduciary duty against former USG directors and seeks post-closing damages. On March 27, 2020, pursuant to out of court mediation, a term sheet for a proposed settlement of the action, without admission of liability or wrongdoing, was signed between the parties.  The sum the Company will bear in this context is not material.  The parties are working on final settlement documentation for submission to the court, whose approval is required. 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

On March 29, 2016, a former local sales representative in Chile, Aquavant, S.A., filed a claim on the basis of unjust enrichment against Ormat’s subsidiaries in the 27th Civil Court of Santiago, Chile. The claim requests that the court order Ormat to pay Aquavant $4.6 million in connection with its activities in Chile, including the EPC contract for the Cerro Pabellon project and various geothermal concessions, plus 3.75% of Ormat geothermal products sales in Chile over the next 10 years. Pursuant to various motions submitted by the defendants and the plaintiffs to various courts, including the Court of Appeals, the case was removed from the original court and then refiled before the 11th Civil Court of Santiago. On April 16, 2020, the 11th Civil Court of Santiago issued its order rejecting Plaintiff's principal claim of unjust enrichment, as an improper cause of action, and rejecting Plaintiff's secondary claim for declaratory judgment, which the Court associates with the principal claim of unjust enrichment.    

 

In addition, from time to time, the Company is named as a party to various other lawsuits, claims and other legal and regulatory proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of the Company's business. These actions typically seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract, property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties or other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. With respect to such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, the Company accrues reserves when a loss is probable, and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. It is the opinion of the Company’s management that the outcome of these proceedings, individually and collectively, will not be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as a whole.

 

 

 

 

NOTE 10 — INCOME TAXES

 

The Company’s effective tax rate expense (benefit) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was 37.2% and 34.1%, respectively. The effective rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 due to: (i) the impact of global intangible low tax income (“GILTI”); (ii) the mix of business in various countries with higher and lower statutory tax rates than the federal tax rate; (iii) the increase in the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets related to Production Tax Credits ("PTC") and (iv) withholding taxes on future distributions partially offset by forecasted generation of PTC.

 

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have enacted or are contemplating measures to provide aid and economic stimulus. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), enacted on March 27, 2020 in the United States provides relief on deferral of tax payments and filings, modifies the net operating loss utilization rules, and temporarily increases the interest expense deduction allowed. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no material tax impacts to our consolidated financial statements as it relates to the CARES Act or other COVID-19 stimulus measures. The Company will continue to monitor additional guidance issued by Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities.

 

Tax Audit in Kenya

 

The Company received three Letters of Preliminary Findings ("LPF’s") from the Kenya Revenue Authority ("KRA") during 2019 relating to certain findings in respect of its audit of tax years 2013 to 2017.  Afterwards, the KRA issued formal Notices of Assessments and objection decisions regarding the issues raised in the first two LPF’s. The Company has responded and objected to each of the KRA audit findings and has already filed its appeal to the first Objection Decision. The Company received from the KRA a second Objection Decision Letter on May 8, 2020 pertaining to the second assessment. The Company is currently in the process of filing its appeal to the second Objection Decision Letter. The total amounts of assessments under the first two LPFs is approximately $202 million, including penalties and interest; and the third LPF proposes an assessment of $17 million, including penalties and interest. 

 

The Company is currently at different stages of discussions with the KRA on the matters included in the KRA assessments, objection decisions and preliminary findings as described above. The Company believes its tax positions for the issues raised during the audit period is more-likely-than-not sustainable based on technical merits under Kenyan tax law.  As of March 31, 2020, the Company had not recorded any tax reserves related to these demands except for an immaterial amount included in the first Letter of Preliminary Findings.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Cash Dividend

 

On May 8, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company declared, approved and authorized payment of a quarterly dividend of $5.6 million ($0.11 per share) to all holders of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock on May 21, 2020, payable on June 2, 2020.

 

Senior Unsecured Bonds

 

On April 6, 2020, the Company concluded an auction tender and accepted subscriptions for an additional aggregate principal amount of approximately $50 million of its Series 3 Senior Unsecured Bonds (the “Additional Series 3 Bonds”). The Additional Series 3 Bonds will mature in September 2022 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.45% per annum, payable semi-annually. The Additional Series 3 Bonds will be repaid at maturity in a single bullet payment, unless earlier prepaid by the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of the trust instrument that governs such Senior Unsecured Bonds.

 

Additionally, on April 20, 2020, the Company concluded an additional auction tender and accepted subscriptions for an aggregate principal amount of approximately $14.5 million under Series 3 Senior Unsecured Bonds (the “Second Addition to Series 3 Bonds”). The Second Addition to Series 3 Bonds will mature in September 2022 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.45% per annum, payable semi-annually. The Second Addition to Series 3 Bonds will be repaid at maturity in a single bullet payment, unless earlier prepaid by the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of the trust instrument that governs such Senior Unsecured Bonds.

 

Senior Unsecured Loan

 

In April 2020, the Company entered into a second addendum (the “Second Addendum”) to the loan agreement with the Migdal Group dated March 22, 2018. The Second Addendum provides for an additional loan by the lenders to the Company in an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million (the “Second Addendum Migdal Loan”). Of the Second Addendum Migdal Loan, $31.5 million will be repaid in equal 15 semi-annual payments commencing on September 15, 2021 and ending on September 15, 2028. The principal amount of the Second Addendum Migdal Loan of $18.5 million will be repaid in one bullet payment on March 15, 2029. The Second Addendum Migdal Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.44% per annum, payable semi-annually, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The Second Addendum Migdal Loan was entered into under substantially the same terms and conditions of the Migdal Loan Agreement as disclosed above.

 

COVID-19 related impact

 

On April 17, 2020, the Company received from KPLC a notice declaring a force majeure event in Kenya due to the impact of COVID-19 and purporting to reduce the Olkaria complex’s contracted capacity from 150 MW to 133.9 MW. As a result of force majeure provisions in the Power Purchase Agreement related to this facility, the Company believes that the notice has an immaterial impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Additionally, on April 30, 2020, the Company received from ENEE a notice declaring a force majeure event in Honduras due to the impact of COVID-19. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this notice on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Energy storage assets portfolio purchase transaction

 

In April 2020, the Company amended the definitive agreements entered into in February 2020 to acquire a portfolio of energy storage assets in California from Alta Gas (the "Amended Agreements"). Under the Amended Agreements, the Company will acquire the Pomona 20MW battery storage facility from Alta Gas for a total consideration of $47 million. The transaction is contingent upon specific conditions related to the project as well as other customary closing conditions. Closing is  is expected during the third quarter of 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the accounting impact of this transaction on its 2020 consolidated financial statements.   

 

 

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this quarterly report that address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including such matters as our projections of annual revenues, expenses and debt service coverage with respect to our debt securities, future capital expenditures, business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, development or operation of generation assets, market and industry developments and the growth of our business and operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the words “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “projects”, “potential”, or “contemplate” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words or expressions. The forward-looking statements in this quarterly report are primarily located in the material set forth under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, “Risk Factors”, and “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”, but are found in other locations as well. These forward-looking statements generally relate to our plans, objectives and expectations for future operations and are based upon management’s current estimates and projections of future results or trends. Although we believe that our plans and objectives reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we may not achieve these plans or objectives. You should read this quarterly report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that actual future results and developments may be materially different from what we expect attributable to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control.

 

Specific factors that might cause actual results to differ from our expectations include, but are not limited to the following, many of which are, and will be, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic:

 

 

the impact and potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our growth plans, financial position and results of operations;

 

 

significant considerations, risks and uncertainties discussed in this quarterly report;

 

 

geothermal resource risk (such as the heat content, useful life and geological formation of the reservoir);

 

 

operating risks, including equipment failures and the amounts and timing of revenues and expenses;

 

 

financial market conditions and the results of financing efforts;

 

 

weather and other natural phenomena including earthquakes, volcanic eruption, drought and other natural disasters;

 

 

political, legal, regulatory, tax, governmental, administrative and economic conditions and developments in the United States and other countries in which we operate and, in particular, possible import tariffs, possible late payments, the impact of recent and future federal, state and local regulatory proceedings and changes, including legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding deregulation and restructuring of the electric utility industry, public policies and government incentives that support renewable energy and enhance the economic feasibility of our projects at the federal and state level in the United States, Kenya, Turkey and elsewhere, and carbon-related legislation;

 

 

risks and uncertainty with respect to our internal control over financial reporting, including the identification of a material weakness which, if not timely remediated, may adversely affect the accuracy and reliability of our financial statements;

 

 

the impact of fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices under certain of our power purchase agreements (“PPAs”)

 

 

the competition with other renewable sources or a combination of renewable sources on the energy price component under future PPAs;

 

 

risks and uncertainties with respect to our ability to implement strategic goals or initiatives in segments of the clean energy industry or new or additional geographic focus areas;

 

 

risk and uncertainties associated with our operating storage facilities and with future development of storage and geothermal projects which  operate as "merchant" facilities without long-term sales agreements, including the variability of revenues and profitability of such projects;

 

 

 

environmental constraints on operations and environmental liabilities arising out of past or present operations, including the risk that we may not have, and in the future may be unable to procure, any necessary permits or other environmental authorizations;

 

 

construction or other project delays or cancellations;

 

 

the enforceability of long-term PPAs for our power plants;

 

 

contract counterparty risk, including late payments, or no payments;

 

 

changes in environmental and other laws and regulations to which our company is subject, as well as changes in the application of existing laws and regulations;

 

 

current and future litigation;

 

 

our ability to successfully identify, integrate and complete acquisitions;

 

 

our ability to access the public markets for debt or equity capital quickly;

 

 

competition from other geothermal energy projects and new geothermal energy projects developed in the future, and from alternative electricity producing technologies;

     
 

market or business conditions and fluctuations in demand for energy or capacity in the markets in which we operate, which may affects the market prices for energy or capacity including those in the market where we operate;

 

 

when, if and to what extent opportunities under our commercial cooperation agreement with ORIX Corporation may in fact materialize;

     
 

the direct or indirect impact on our Company’s business of various forms of hostilities including the threat or occurrence of war, terrorist incidents or cyber-attacks or responses to such threatened or actual incidents or attacks, including the effect on the availability of and premiums on insurance;

 

 

our strategic plan to expand our geographic markets, customer base and product and service offerings may not be implemented as currently planned or may not achieve our goals as and when implemented;

 

 

development and construction of solar photovoltaic (Solar PV) and energy storage projects, if any, may not materialize as planned; and

 

 

the effect of and changes in current and future land use and zoning regulations, residential, commercial and industrial development and urbanization in the areas in which we operate.

 

Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described herein. Other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements even though our situation may change in the future. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report and the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 Annual Report”) and any updates contained herein as well as those set forth in our reports and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

 

General

 

Overview

 

We are a leading vertically integrated company that is primarily engaged in the geothermal, and recovered energy power businesses. We are also expanding into the solar Photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage and management services business.

 

We design, develop, build, sell, own, and operate clean, environmentally friendly geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants, usually using equipment that we design and manufacture. Our objective is to become a leading global provider of renewable energy and we have adopted a strategic plan to focus on several key initiatives to expand our business.

 

We currently conduct our business activities in three business segments:

 

 

Electricity Segment. In the Electricity segment, which contributed 74.4% of our total revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2020, we develop, build, own and operate geothermal, solar PV and recovered energy-based power plants in the United States and geothermal power plants in other countries around the world and sell the electricity they generate. In the three months ended March 31, 2020, we derived 64.2% of our Electricity segment revenues from our operations in the United States and 35.8% from the rest of the world.

 

 

Product Segment. In the Product segment, which contributed 24.7% of our total revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2020, we design, manufacture and sell equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation and remote power units and provide services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, of geothermal, and recovered energy-based power plants. In the three months ended March 31, 2020, we derived 0.8% of our Product segment revenues from our operations in the United States and 99.2% from the rest of the world.

 

 

Energy Storage and Management Services Segment. In the Energy Storage and Management Services segment, which contributed 1.0% of our total revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2020, we provide energy storage, demand response and energy management related services as well as services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of energy storage units through the business of our Viridity Energy Solutions Inc. ("Viridity"), which we acquired in 2017. In the three months ended March 31, 2020, we derived 100% of our Energy Storage and Management Services segment revenues from our operations in the United States.

  

Our operations are conducted in the U.S. and the rest of the world. Our current generating portfolio includes geothermal power plants in the U.S., Kenya, Guatemala, Honduras, Guadeloupe and Indonesia, as well as recovered energy generation and Solar PV power plants and storage activity in the U.S.

 

COVID 19 Update

 

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") a pandemic. Governments around the world have ordered companies to limit or suspend non-essential operations and imposed operational and travel restrictions resulting in a decline in global economic activity and an increase in market volatility.

 

The Company has implemented significant measures both to comply with government requirements and to preserve the health and safety of its employees. These measures include working remotely where possible and operating separate shifts in its power plants, manufacturing facilities and other locations while trying to continue operations in close to full capacity in all locations. During the quarter and subsequently, the Company's power plants, manufacturing facility and storage facilities have been operating at close to full capacity and there has been no material impact on our operations as a result of these measures.

 

In addition, we did not experience any material impact on our results of operations during the first quarter of 2020 and the impact that we have started to experience in the second quarter of 2020 varies among business segments.

 

 

In our electricity segment almost all of our Electricity segment revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2020 was generated under long term contracts and the majority have a fixed energy rate.  As a result, despite logistical and other challenges, we currently expect that the impact of COVID-19 on our electricity segment to be limited due to the long-term contracted nature and stability of the Company’s revenue streams. Despite that expectation, on April 17, 2020, we received from Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd. ("KPLC") a notice declaring a force majeure event in Kenya due to the impact of COVID-19 and purporting to reduce the Olkaria complex’s contracted capacity from 150 MW to 133.9 MW. As a result of force majeure provisions in the Power Purchase Agreement related to this facility, the notice has an immaterial impact on our expected revenue. On April 30, 2020, we also received from ENEE a notice declaring a force majeure event in Honduras due to the impact of COVID-19. we are currently evaluating the potential impact of this notice on our consolidated financial statements.  In addition, our future growth in the Electricity segment might be adversely impacted by a lack of funding for projects and the implications of global and local restrictions on our ability to procure raw material and ship our products. 

 

 

 

Our product segment revenues are generated from sales of products and services pursuant to contracts that are not terminable. However, recognition of revenue under these contracts is impacted by delays in the progress of the third-party projects into which our products and services are incorporated. We had a product backlog of $96.5 million as of May 3, 2020, which includes revenues for the period between April 1, 2020 and May 3, 2020 compared to $141.9 million as of February 25, 2020.  We believe that the decline in backlog resulted in part from the impact of COVID-19 and the unwillingness of potential customers to enter into commitments at this time. We currently expect to recognize our backlog fully in the following 18 months. Nevertheless, we expect that product revenues will be adversely impacted for the reasons set out above, restrictions on travel and because our customers differing their decision to purchase  have impacted our sales and marketing efforts.

 

 

Our energy storage and management services segment generate revenues mainly from the sale of the electricity ancillary services back to the energy markets based on the prevailing market price for the electricity or for the energy or ancillary services. There has been a decline in ancillary services prices  that was driven primarily by mild winter weather and low natural gas prices but might  also have impacted by COVID 19. This decline, in turn,  impacted our energy storage facilities’ revenues.

 

Given uncertainties regarding future global economic activity and the potential future impact of COVID-19, we have undertaken a number of steps optimizing our global supply chain as well as  enhancing the Company’s liquidity position.  In the first quarter of 2020, we took prompt steps to manage our expenses including responsible cost cutting measures and significantly reduced hiring. Additional actions taken included delaying 2019 bonus payments to our management members and certain other managers from April 2019 to  September 2020 and delaying 50% of  bonus payments to all other eligible employees.  In addition, in order to support our capital expenditure and growth plans, in April 2020, we raised an additional $64 million through the sale of bonds and borrowed $50 million pursuant to a loan agreement with an existing lender.

 

Despite our effort to provide insight into the performance of our business and the trends effective it, as of the date of this filing, significant uncertainty exists concerning the magnitude of the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. We may become subject to any of the following impacts:

 

 

limitations on the ability of our suppliers to obtain raw materials that are required for the manufacturing of the products we sell or to meet delivery requirements and commitments;

 

limitation on our ability to sign new contracts for our product segment due to operational and travel restrictions and availability of our customers;

 

limitations on the ability of our customers to pay us on a timely basis;

 

lack or limited availability of capital or postponement of capital allocation to future growth;

 

additional declarations of COVID-19 as force majeure by our customers and suppliers;

 

a reduction in the demand for electricity and for our products;

 

change in regulations, taxes and levies that may affects our operation and cost structure.

 

Other Recent Developments

 

The most significant developments in our company and business since January 1, 2020 are described below.

 

  As of May 2020, reconstruction efforts at Puna continue. Permits that are required for the construction and operation of the substation were received. HELCO continues with its efforts to complete the upgrade of the transmission network and is waiting for PUC approval. On the field side, the Company completed drilling of two production wells, one of which was blocked immediately after its flow test while the other is ready to be connected to the power plant and is expected to enable partial production by the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Company continues its field recovery work, which includes redrilling and cleanouts of existing wells and drilling of new wells and expect gradual increase of production to 29 MW by the end of the year, assuming all permits are received, the transmission network upgrade is complete and field recovery is successfully achieved.
     
  In April 2020, we announced the commercial operation of the Rabbit Hill Battery Energy Storage System ("BESS") facility, providing required ancillary services and energy optimization to the wholesale markets managed by the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT"). The facility is located in the City of Georgetown, Texas, and it is sized to provide approximately 10 MW of fast responding capacity to the ERCOT market. Ormat’s wholly owned subsidiary Viridity Energy Solutions Inc. designed, built, owns and operates the lithium-Ion-based BESS, using batteries from a tier 1 supplier.
     
  In February 2020,  we entered into definitive agreements to acquire a portfolio of energy storage assets in California from Alta Gas, which were amended in April and include purchase agreement to acquire the Pomona 20MW battery storage facility. The Pomona energy storage facility is contracted with South California Edison. Under the terms of the purchase agreements, we will pay Alta Gas $47 million in total consideration. The transaction is contingent upon specific conditions related to the project as well as other customary closing conditions. Closing is  is expected during the third quarter of 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the accounting impact of this transaction on its 2020 consolidated financial statements.
     
 

In February 2020, we announced a transition of our senior management. Mr. Isaac Angel has decided to retire from his position as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2020, after six years of successful service to the Company, its employees and its shareholders.  It is intended that Mr. Angel will become a member of Ormat’s Board of Directors before his retirement as Chief Executive Officer and will continue to be employed by the Company through December 31, 2020 in order to assist with the management transition. If Mr. Angel is elected in the upcoming annual shareholders meeting, he will be appointed to serve as the chairman of the board. Ormat’s Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Blachar, the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer, to succeed Mr. Angel.  Mr. Blachar will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2020 upon Mr. Angel’s retirement.

 

Mr. Blachar will has been succeeded in his role as Chief Financial Officer by Assaf Ginzburg, effective May 10, 2020. Mr. Blachar is currently serving as President of the Company until assuming his role as Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2020.

 

 

In January 2020, we signed two similar PPAs with Silicon Valley Clean Energy ("SVCE") and Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP). Under the PPAs, SVCE and MBCP will each purchase 7 MW (for a total of 14 MW) of power generated by the expected 30 MW Casa Diablo-IV ("CD4") geothermal project located in Mammoth Lakes, California that is under construction. The PPAs are for a term of 10 years and have a fixed MWh price, which includes energy, capacity, environmental attributes, and all other ancillary benefits. The remaining 16 MW of generating capacity will be sold under an additional PPA with Southern California Public Power Authority, which was signed in early 2019. The CD4 power plant is expected to be on-line at the end of 2021, and will be the first geothermal power plant built within the California Independent System Operator ("CAISO") balancing authority in the last 30 years and will be the first in Ormat’s portfolio that will sell its output to a Community Choice Aggregator.

 

 

Trends and Uncertainties

 

Different trends, factors and uncertainties may impact our operations and financial condition, including many that we do not or cannot foresee. However, we believe that our results of operations and financial condition for the foreseeable future will be primarily affected by trends, factors and uncertainties discussed in our 2019 Annual Report under “Part II - Item 7 – Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” in addition to the information set forth in this report. These trends, factors and uncertainties are from time to time also subject to market cycles.

 

 

As COVID-19  threatens demand, oil prices have declined below the $30 per barrel mark and could have consequences on the global transition to renewable energy and on governmental support for renewable . We believe that the direct impact of declining oil prices on us is not material.

 

Revenues

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, 98.8% of our Electricity segment revenues were from PPAs with fixed energy rates, which are not affected by fluctuations in energy commodity prices. We have variable price PPAs in California and Hawaii, which provide for payments based on the local utilities’ avoided cost, which is the incremental cost that the power purchaser avoids by not having to generate such electrical energy itself or purchase it from others, as follows:

 

 

the energy rates under the PPAs in California for each of Heber 2 power plant in the Heber Complex and the G2 power plant in the Mammoth Complex, a total of between 30 megawatts (MW) and 40 MW, change primarily based on fluctuations in natural gas prices; and

 

the prices paid for the electricity pursuant to the 25 MW PPA for the Puna Complex in Hawaii change primarily as a result of variations in the price of oil as well as other commodities. We recently signed a new PPA related to Puna with fixed prices that will govern a future plant.

 

To comply with obligations under their respective PPAs, certain of our project subsidiaries are structured as special purpose, bankruptcy remote entities and their assets and liabilities are ring-fenced. Such assets are not generally available to pay our debt, other than debt at the respective project subsidiary level. However, these project subsidiaries are allowed to pay dividends and make distributions of cash flows generated by their assets to us, subject in some cases to restrictions in debt instruments, as described below.

 

Electricity segment revenues are also subject to seasonal variations and are affected by higher-than-average ambient temperatures, as described below under “Seasonality”.

 

Revenues attributable to our Product segment are based on the sale of equipment, engineering procurement and construction (“EPC”) contracts and the provision of various services to our customers. Product segment revenues may vary from period to period because of the timing of our receipt of purchase orders and the progress of our equipment manufacturing and execution of the relevant project.

 

Revenues attributable to our Energy Storage and Management Services segment are  derived primarily from Battery Storage as a Service ("BSAAS") systems, demand response and energy management services and may fluctuate from period to period. Pricing of such services and products are dependent on market supply and demand trends, market volatility, the need and price for ancillary services and other factors that may change over time.

 

 

The following table sets forth a breakdown of our revenues for the periods indicated:

 

   

Revenue (Dollars in thousands)

   

Increase (decrease)

 
   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

 

Revenues:

                               

Electricity

  $ 142,856     $ 142,908     $ (52 )     0.0

%

Product

    47,411       52,128       (4,717 )     -9.0  

Energy storage and management services

    1,846       4,002       (2,156 )     -53.9  

Total

  $ 192,113     $ 199,038     $ (6,925 )     -3.5

%

 

                  % of Revenues for Period Indicated  
                 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
                  2020     2019  
Revenues:                              
Electricity                   74.4

%

    71.8

%

Product                   24.7       26.2  
Energy storage and management services                   1.0       2.0  
Total                   100.0

%

    100.0

%

 

The following table sets forth the geographic breakdown of the revenues attributable to our Electricity, Product and Energy Storage and Management Services segments for the periods indicated:

 

   

Revenue (Dollars in thousands)

   

Increase (decrease)

 
   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

 

Electricity Segment:

                               

United States

  $ 91,692     $ 91,528     $ 164       0.2

%

Foreign

    51,164       51,380       (216 )     -0.4  

Total

  $ 142,856     $ 142,908     $ (52 )     0.0

%

                                 

Product Segment:

                               

United States

  $ 398     $ 11,243     $ (10,845 )     -96.5

%

Foreign

    47,013       40,885       6,128       15.0  

Total

  $ 47,411     $ 52,128     $ (4,717 )     -9.0

%

                                 

Energy Storage and Management Services Segment:

                               

United States

  $ 1,845     $ 4,002     $ (2,157 )     -53.9

%

Total

  $ 1,845     $ 4,002     $ (2,157 )     -53.9

%

 

   

% of Revenues for Period Indicated

 
   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 

Electricity Segment:

               

United States

    64.2

%

    64.0

%

Foreign

    35.8       36.0  

Total

    100.0

%

    100.0

%

                 

Product Segment:

               

United States

    0.8

%

    22

%

Foreign

    99.2       78  

Total

    100.0

%

    100.0

%

                 

Energy Storage and Management Services Segment:

               

United States

    100.0

%

    100.0

%

Total

    100.0

%

    100.0

%

 

 

The contribution of our domestic and foreign operations within our Electricity segment and Product segment to combined pre-tax income differ in a number of ways.

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, 51% and 46% of our revenues were derived from international operations, respectively, and our international operations were more profitable than our U.S. operations. A substantial portion of international revenues came from Kenya and Turkey and, to a lesser extent, from Guadeloupe, Guatemala and Honduras and other countries. Our operations in Kenya contributed disproportionately to gross profit and net income. 

 

Electricity Segment. Our Electricity segment domestic revenues were approximately 64% of our total Electricity segment for both the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. However, domestic operations in our Electricity segment have higher costs of revenues and expenses than the foreign operations in our Electricity segment. Our foreign power plants are located in lower-cost regions, like Kenya, Guatemala, Honduras and Guadeloupe, which favorably impact payroll, well-field and maintenance expenses among other items. They are also newer than most of our domestic power plants and therefore tend to have lower maintenance costs and higher availability factors than our domestic power plants.

 

Product Segment. Our Product segment foreign revenues were approximately 99% and 78% of our total Product segment revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our Product segment foreign activity also benefits from lower costs of revenues and expenses than Product segment domestic activity such as labor and transportation costs. Accordingly, our Product segment foreign activity contributes more than our Product segment domestic activity to our pre-tax income from operations.

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2020, the international operations in all of our segments accounted for 45% of our total gross profit, 69% of our net income and 42% of our EBITDA.

 

Seasonality

 

Electricity generation from some of our geothermal power plants is subject to seasonal variations; in the winter, our power plants produce more energy primarily attributable to the lower ambient temperature, which has a favorable impact on the energy component of our Electricity segment revenues and the prices under many of our contracts are fixed throughout the year with no time-of-use impact. The prices paid for electricity under the PPAs for the Heber 2 power plant in the Heber Complex, the Mammoth Complex and the North Brawley power plant in California, the Raft River power plant in Idaho and the Neal Hot Springs power plant in Oregon, are higher in the months of June through September. The higher payments payable under these PPAs in the summer months partially offset the negative impact on our revenues from lower generation in the summer attributable to a higher ambient temperature. As a result, we expect the revenues in the winter months to be higher than the revenues in the summer months.

 

Breakdown of Cost of Revenues

 

The principal cost of revenues attributable to our three segments are discussed in our 2019 Annual Report under “Part II - Item 7 – Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation”.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

 

A comprehensive discussion of our critical accounting estimates and assumptions is included in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section in our 2019 Annual Report.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements set forth in Item 1 of this quarterly report for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.

 

 

Results of Operations

 

Our historical operating results in dollars and as a percentage of total revenues are presented below. A comparison of the different years described below may be of limited utility due to (i) our recent construction or disposition of power plants and enhancement of acquired power plants; (ii) fluctuation in revenues from our Product segment; and (iii) the impact of the lava eruption on our Puna plant in Hawaii.

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Statements of Operations Historical Data:

               

Revenues:

               

Electricity

  $ 142,856     $ 142,908  

Product

    47,411       52,128  

Energy storage and management services

    1,846       4,002  
Total Revenues     192,113       199,038  

Cost of revenues:

               

Electricity

    71,368       77,543  

Product

    36,978       42,106  

Energy storage and management services

    1,949       5,210  
Total cost of revenues     110,295       124,859  

Gross profit

               

Electricity

    71,488       65,365  

Product

    10,433       10,022  

Energy storage and management services

    (103 )     (1,208 )
Total gross profit     81,818       74,179  

Operating expenses:

               

Research and development expenses

    1,619       900  

Selling and marketing expenses

    4,794       3,865  

General and administrative expenses

    14,348       15,689  

Operating income

    61,057       53,725  

Other income (expense):

               

Interest income

    402       293  

Interest expense, net

    (17,273 )     (21,223 )

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

    393       472  

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

    4,132       7,764  

Other non-operating income (expense), net

    78       91  

Income from operations before income tax and equity in earnings (losses) of investees

    48,789       41,122  

Income tax (provision) benefit

    (18,148 )     (14,039 )

Equity in earnings (losses) of investees, net

    (735 )     1,047  

Net income

    29,906       28,130  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (3,873 )     (2,184 )

Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders

  $ 26,033     $ 25,946  

Earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:

               

Basic:

               

Net income

  $ 0.51     $ 0.51  

Diluted:

               

Net income

  $ 0.51     $ 0.51  

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:

               

Basic

    51,036       50,709  

Diluted

  $ 51,526     $ 51,012  

 

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 

Statements of Operations Data:

               

Revenues:

               

Electricity

    74.4

%

    71.8

%

Product

    24.7       26.2  

Energy storage and management services

    1.0       2.0  
Total Revenues     100.0       100.0  

Cost of revenues:

               

Electricity

    50.0       54.3  

Product

    78.0       80.8  

Energy storage and management services

    105.6       130.2  
Total cost of revenues     57.4       62.7  

Gross profit

               

Electricity

    50.0       45.7  

Product

    22.0       19.2  

Energy storage and management services

    (5.6 )     (30.2 )
Total gross profit     42.6       37.3  

Operating expenses:

               

Research and development expenses

    0.8       0.5  

Selling and marketing expenses

    2.5       1.9  

General and administrative expenses

    7.5       7.9  

Operating income

    31.8       27.0  

Other income (expense):

               

Interest income

    0.2       0.1  

Interest expense, net

    (9.0 )     (10.7 )

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

    0.2       0.2  

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

    2.2       3.9  

Other non-operating income (expense), net

    0.0       0.0  

Income from operations before income tax and equity in earnings (losses) of investees

    25.4       20.7  

Income tax (provision) benefit

    (9.4 )     (7.1 )

Equity in earnings (losses) of investees, net

    (0.4 )     0.5  

Net income

    15.6       14.1  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (2.0 )     (1.1 )

Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders

    13.6

%

    13.0

%

 

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 

 

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

         
   

2020

   

2019

   

Change

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

         

Electricity segment revenues

  $ 142.9     $ 142.9      

%

Product segment revenues

    47.4       52.1       (9.0 )

Energy Storage and Management Services segment revenues

    1.8       4.0       (53.9 )

Total revenues

  $ 192.1     $ 199.0       (3.5

)%

 

 

Total Revenues

 

Total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $192.1 million, compared to $199.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which represented a 3.5% decrease from the prior year period. This decrease was attributable to a $4.7 million, or 9.0% decrease in our Product segment revenues compared to the corresponding period in 2019, and a $2.8 million, or 53.9% decrease in Energy Storage and Management Services segment revenues as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, all as discussed below. Electricity segment revenues remained flat.

 

Electricity Segment

 

Revenues attributable to our Electricity segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $142.9 million, compared to $142.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Power generation in our power plants decreased by 2.7% from 1,689,843 MWh in the three months ended March 31, 2019 to 1,645,415 MWh in the three months ended March 31, 2020 due to the lower generation at some of our power plants. However, revenues remained unchanged because of different energy rates under our portfolio contracts.

 

Product Segment

 

Revenues attributable to our Product segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $47.4 million, compared to $52.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which represented a 9.0% decrease. The decrease in our Product segment revenues was mainly due to projects in Turkey and U.S., which were completed in 2019, which accounted for $44.7 in Product segment revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2019. The decrease was partially offset by other projects in Turkey, New Zealand and Chile, which were started in 2019, and provided $40.0 million in revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Energy Storage and Management Services Segment

 

Revenues attributable to our Energy Storage and Management Services segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $1.8 million compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.  The decrease was mainly driven by revenues from one-time EPC project in the amount of $2.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Energy Storage and Management Services segment includes revenues from the delivery of energy storage demand response and energy management services.

 

 

Total Cost of Revenues

 

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

         
   

2020

   

2019

   

Change

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

         

Electricity segment cost of revenues

  $ 71.4     $ 77.5       (8

)%

Product segment cost of revenues

    37.0       42.1       (12 )

Energy Storage and Management Services segment cost of revenues

    1.9       5.2       (63 )

Total cost of revenues

  $ 110.3     $ 124.9       (12

)%

 

 

Total cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $110.3 million, compared to $124.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which represented an 11.7% decrease. This decrease was attributable to a decrease of $6.2 million, or 8.0%, in cost of revenues from our Electricity segment, a decrease of $5.1 million, or 12.2%, in cost of revenues from our Product segment and a decrease of $3.3 million, or 62.6%, in cost of revenues from our Energy Storage and Management Services segment generated by our Viridity business, all as discussed below. As a percentage of total revenues, our total cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 decreased to 57.4% from 62.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Electricity Segment

 

Total cost of revenues attributable to our Electricity segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $71.4 million, compared to $77.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in cost of revenues at our Puna power plant that was shut down immediately following the Kilauea volcanic eruption on May 3, 2018, as the cost of revenues at our Puna power plant for the three months ended March 31, 2020 includes business interruption recovery of $2.5 million, compared to $1.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and a decrease in lease expense of $1.3m due to the termination of the lease transaction. The decrease was also due to lower operational costs in some of our power plants in the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019. As a percentage of total Electricity revenues, our total cost of revenues attributable to our Electricity segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 50.0%, compared to 54.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily attributable to the increase in gross profit relating to the Puna power plant in Hawaii, and lower operational costs in some of our power plants, all as discussed above. The cost of revenues attributable to our international power plants was 24.3% of our Electricity segment cost of revenues.

 

Product Segment

 

Total cost of revenues attributable to our Product segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $37.0 million, compared to $42.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which represented a 12.2% decrease. This decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in Product segment revenues, different product scope and different margins in the various sales contracts we entered into mainly in Turkey, New Zealand and Chile for the Product segment during these periods. As a percentage of total Product segment revenues, our total cost of revenues attributable to our Product segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 78.0%, compared to 80.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Energy Storage and Management Services Segment

 

Cost of revenues attributable to our Energy Storage and Management Services segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $1.9 million compared to $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The decrease was mainly driven by cost of revenues from a one-time EPC project in the amount of $1.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Energy Storage and Management Services segment includes cost of revenues related to the delivery of energy storage, demand response and energy management services.

 

Research and Development Expenses, Net

 

Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $1.6 million, compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase is mainly due to new development projects that took place during the first quarter of 2020.

 

 

Selling and Marketing Expenses

 

Selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $4.8 million compared to $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase in sales commissions due to different product mix and increase in marketing activities. Selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 constituted 2.5% of total revenues for such period, compared to 1.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $14.3 million compared to $15.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.  The decrease was primarily attributable to business interruption recovery of $2.4 million relating to the Puna power plant, and a decrease in professional fees, partially offset by $1.1 million in costs associated with one of our legal claims. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 constituted 7.5% of total revenues for such period, compared to 7.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Operating Income

 

Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $61.1 million, compared to $53.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which represented a 13.6% increase. The increase in operating income was primarily attributable to the increase in our Electricity segment gross margin, and a decrease in General and administrative expenses, as discussed above. Operating income attributable to our Electricity segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $58.6 million, compared to $51.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Operating income attributable to our Product segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $3.9 million, compared to $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Operating loss attributable to our Energy Storage and Management Services segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $1.4 million compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Interest Expense, Net

 

Interest expense, net for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $17.3 million, compared to $21.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily due to: (i) $(1.3) million decrease in interest related to the sale of tax benefits; (ii) $2.2 million increase in interest capitalized to projects and (iii) lower interest expense as a result of principal payments of long term debt.

 

Derivatives and Foreign Currency Transaction Gains (Losses)

 

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $0.4 million, compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, were primarily attributable to gains from foreign currency forward contracts which were not accounted for as hedge transactions.

 

Income Attributable to Sale of Tax Benefits

 

Income attributable to the sale of tax benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $4.1 million, compared to $7.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Tax equity is a form of financing used for renewable energy projects. This income primarily represents the value of PTCs and taxable income or loss generated by certain of our power plants allocated to investors under tax equity transactions.

 

Income Taxes 

 

Income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $18.1 million compared to income tax provision of $14.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, was 37.2% and 34.1%, respectively.  Our aggregate effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 differs from the 21% U.S. federal statutory tax rate due to: (i) the impact of global intangible low tax income (“GILTI”); (ii) mix of business in various countries with higher and lower statutory tax rates than the federal tax rate. (iii) the increase in the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets related to PTCs; and (iv) withholding taxes on future distributions partially offset by the forecasted generation of PTCs.

 

See Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for discussion regarding incremental accounting adjustments related to the Tax Act.

 

 

Equity in Earnings (losses) of Investees, Net

 

Equity in losses of investees, net for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $0.7 million, compared to equity in earnings of investees, net of $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Equity in earnings of investees, net is derived from our 12.75% share in the earnings or losses in the Sarulla Consortium (Sarulla). The decrease was mainly attributable to a decrease in gross margin due to well-field issues in the NIL power plant which resulted in lower generation. Sarulla is currently developing a remediation plan with a target to increase generation in the near-term back to previous levels. We are following the remediation plans in Sarulla as well as the accounting impact and its implication on our financial statements and our investment in Sarulla.

 

Net Income

 

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $29.9 million, compared to $28.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which represents an increase of $1.8 million. This increase in net income was primarily attributable to an increase of $7.3 million in operating income and a decrease of $4.0 million in interest expense, net partially offset by an increase in income tax provision of $4.1 million, and a decrease in income attributable to sale of tax benefits of 3.6 million, as discussed above.

 

Net Income Attributable to the Company’s Stockholders

 

Net income attributable to the Company’s stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $26.0 million, compared to net income attributable to the Company’s stockholders of $25.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which represents an increase of $0.1 million. This increase was attributable to the increase in net income of $1.8 million, and offset partially by an increase of $1.7 million in net income attributable to noncontrolling interest mainly due to the business interruption recovery of the Puna power plant in Hawaii, all as discussed above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal sources of liquidity have been derived from cash flows from operations, proceeds from third party debt such as borrowings under our credit facilities, offerings and issuances of debt securities, project financing, tax monetization transactions, short term borrowing under our lines of credit, and proceeds from the sale of equity interests in one or more of our projects. We have utilized this cash to develop and construct power plants, fund our acquisitions, pay down existing outstanding indebtedness, and meet our other cash and liquidity needs.

 

As of March 31, 2020, we had access to (i) $231.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, of which 144.9 million is held by our foreign subsidiaries; and (ii) $87.0 million of unused corporate borrowing capacity under existing lines of credit with different commercial banks.

 

Our estimated capital needs for the remainder of  2020 include  $242.0 million for capital expenditures on new projects under development or construction including storage projects, exploration activity and maintenance capital expenditures for our existing projects. In addition, $203.4 million will be needed for debt repayment, including $76.0 million repayment of short-term revolving lines of credit that we assume will be renewed.

 

As of March 31, 2020, $270.5 million in the aggregate was outstanding under credit agreements with several financial institutions as described below under "Credit Agreements".

 

We expect to finance these requirements with: (i) the sources of liquidity described above; (ii) positive cash flows from our operations; and (iii) future project financings and re-financings (including construction loans and tax equity). Management believes that, based on the current stage of implementation of our strategic plan, the sources of liquidity and capital resources described above will address our anticipated liquidity, capital expenditures, and other investment requirements.

 

 As of March 31, 2020, we have revised our assertion to no longer indefinitely reinvest foreign funds held by our foreign subsidiaries, with the exception of a certain balance held in Israel, and have accrued the incremental foreign withholding taxes. Accordingly, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, we included a foreign income tax expense of $1.8 million related to foreign withholding taxes on accumulated earnings of all of our foreign subsidiaries.

 

 

Third-Party Debt 

 

Our third-party debt consists of (i) non-recourse and limited-recourse project finance debt or acquisition financing debt that we or our subsidiaries have obtained for the purpose of developing and constructing, refinancing or acquiring our various projects and (ii) full-recourse debt incurred by us or our subsidiaries for general corporate purposes.

 

 Non-Recourse and Limited-Recourse Third-Party Debt

 

Loan

 

Issued
Amount

   

Outstanding

Amount as of

   

Interest
Rate

   

Maturity
Date

 

Related
Projects

Location

    ($M)    

March 31,

2020

                     
                                     

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes – Series A

    151.7     $ 92.0       4.67 %     2032  

McGinness Hills phase 1 and Tuscarora

U.S.

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes – Series B

    140.0       106.5       4.61 %     2032  

McGinness Hills phase 2

U.S.

Olkaria III Financing Agreement with OPIC – Tranche 1

    85.0       50.7       6.34 %     2030  

Olkaria III Complex

Kenya

Olkaria III Financing Agreement with OPIC – Tranche 2

    180.0       108.5       6.29 %     2030  

Olkaria III Complex

Kenya

Olkaria III Financing Agreement with OPIC – Tranche 3

    45.0       28.9       6.12 %     2030  

Olkaria III Complex

Kenya

Amatitlan Financing(1)

    42.0       25.4    

LIBOR+4.35

%     2027  

Amatitlan

Guatemala

Don A. Campbell Senior Secured Notes

    92.5       76.6       4.03 %     2033  

Don A. Campbell Complex

U.S.

Prudential Capital Group Idaho Loan(2)

 

20.0

      17.8       5.80 %     2023  

Neal Hot Springs and Raft River

U.S.

U.S. Department of Energy Loan(3)

    96.8       43.4       2.60 %     2035  

Neal Hot Springs

U.S.

Prudential Capital Group Nevada Loan

    30.7       27.0       6.75 %     2037  

San Emidio

U.S.

Platanares Loan with OPIC

    114.7       102.4       7.02 %     2032  

Platanares

Honduras

Viridity - Plumstriker

    23.5       21.3    

LIBOR+3.5

%     2026  

Plumsted+Striker

U.S.

Géothermie Bouillante(4)

    8.9       7.9       1.52 %     2026  

Géothermie Bouillante

Guadeloupe

Géothermie Bouillante(4)

    8.9       8.8       1.93 %     2026  

Géothermie Bouillante

Guadeloupe

Total

    1,039.7       717.2                      

 

 

(1)

LIBO Rate cannot be lower than 1.25%. Margin of 4.35% as long as the Company’s guaranty of the loan is outstanding (current situation) or 4.75% otherwise.

 

(2)

Secured by equity interest.

 

(3)

Secured by the assets.

 

(4)

Loan in Euro and issued amount is EUR 8.0 million

 

 

Full-Recourse Third-Party Debt

 

Loan

 

Issued
Amount

   

Outstanding

Amount as of

   

Interest
Rate

   

Maturity
Date

 
    ($M)    

March 31, 2020

                 
                             

Senior Unsecured Bonds Series 2

    67.2       67.2       3.70 %  

September 2020

 

Senior Unsecured Bonds Series 3

    137.1       137.1       4.45 %  

September 2022

 

Commercial paper (1)

    50.0       8.3    

3 month LIBOR+0.75

%    (2)  

Senior unsecured Loan 1

    100.0       100.0       4.8 %  

March 2029

 

Senior unsecured Loan 2

    50.0       50.0       4.60 %  

March 2029

 

DEG Loan 2

    50.0       42.5       6.28 %  

June 2028

 

DEG Loan 3

    41.5       37.1       6.04 %  

June 2028

 

Total

    495.8       442.2                  

 

 

(1) Current interest rate is 2.2%.

(2) Issued for 90 days and extends automatically for additional periods of 90 days each for up to five years unless recalled.

 

In July 2019, the Company entered into a framework agreement with Discount Capital Underwriting Ltd. for participation in the issuance of commercial paper under which the Company wants to allow participants to submit proposals for purchasing the Company’s commercial paper in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. On July 3, 2019, the Company completed the issuance of $50 million of such commercial paper bearing interest of 3 months LIBOR plus 0.75%. The commercial paper was issued for a period of 90 days and can be extended for additional such periods for up to 5 years unless they are recalled by the Company or by the investors. As of March 31. 2020 total amount of $41.8 million were recalled by the investors..

 

 

Letters of Credits under the Credit Agreements

 

Some of our customers require our project subsidiaries to post letters of credit in order to guarantee their respective performance under relevant contracts. We are also required to post letters of credit to secure our obligations under various leases and licenses and may, from time to time, decide to post letters of credit in lieu of cash deposits in reserve accounts under certain financing arrangements. In addition, our subsidiary, Ormat Systems, is required from time to time to post performance letters of credit in favor of our customers with respect to orders of products. 

 

Credit Agreements

 

Issued
Amount
($M)

   

Issued and

Outstanding as of

March 31, 2020

   

Termination
Date

Union Bank

    60.0       60.0    

June 2020

HSBC

    35.0       26.8    

October 2020

Other Banks 1

    305.0       17.5    

September 2020 - July 2022

Other Banks 2

    135.0       91.2    

September 2020 - July 2022

Other Banks 3 (Non-Committed)

            10.1    

December 2020

Total

    535.0       205.6      

 

 

Restrictive covenants

 

Our obligations under the credit agreements, the loan agreements, and the trust instrument governing the bonds described above, are unsecured, but we are subject to a negative pledge in favor of the banks and the other lenders and certain other restrictive covenants. These include, among other things, restraints on: (i) creating any floating charge or any permanent pledge, charge or lien over our assets without obtaining the prior written approval of the lender; (ii) guaranteeing the liabilities of any third party without obtaining the prior written approval of the lender; and (iii) selling, assigning, transferring, conveying or disposing of all or substantially all of our assets, or a change of control in our ownership structure. Some of the credit agreements, the term loan agreements, and the trust instrument contain cross-default provisions with respect to other material indebtedness owed by us to any third party. In some cases, we have agreed to maintain certain financial ratios, which are measured quarterly, such as: (i) equity of at least $600 million and in no event less than 25% of total assets; (ii) 12-month debt, net of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term bank deposits to Adjusted EBITDA ratio not to exceed 6.0; and (iii) dividend distributions not to exceed 35% of net income in any calendar year.  As of March 31, 2020: (i) total equity was $1,533.7 million and the actual equity to total assets ratio was 44.5% and (ii) the 12-month debt, net of cash, cash equivalents, to Adjusted EBITDA ratio was 3.0. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we distributed interim dividends in an aggregate amount of $5.6 million. The failure to perform or observe any of the covenants set forth in such agreements, subject to various cure periods, would result in the occurrence of an event of default and would enable the lenders to accelerate all amounts due under each such agreement.

 

As described above, we are currently in compliance with our covenants with respect to the credit agreements, the loan agreements and the trust instrument, and believe that the restrictive covenants, financial ratios and other terms of any of our full-recourse bank credit agreements will not materially impact our business plan or operations.

 

Future minimum payments

 

Future minimum payments under long-term obligations, excluding revolving credit lines with commercial banks, as of March 31, 2020, are as follows:

 

   

(Dollars in

thousands)

Year ending December 31:

         

2020

  $ 125,817    

2021

    83,273    

2022

    226,995    

2023

    103,575    

2024

    81,085    

Thereafter

    572,789    

Total

  $ 1,193,534    

 

 

Liquidity Impact of Uncertain Tax Positions

 

The Company has a liability associated with unrecognized tax benefits and related interest and penalties in the amount of approximately $14.6 million as of March 31, 2020. This liability is included in long-term liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet because we generally do not anticipate that settlement of the liability will require payment of cash within the next twelve months. We are not able to reasonably estimate when we will make any cash payments required to settle this liability.

 

Dividends

 

The following are the dividends declared by us since March 31, 2018:

 

Date Declared

 

Dividend
Amount per
Share

Record Date

Payment Date

May 7, 2018

  $ 0.10    

May 21, 2018

May 30, 2018

August 7, 2018

  $ 0.10    

August 21, 2018

August 29, 2018

November 6, 2018

  $ 0.10    

November 20, 2018

December 4, 2018

February 26, 2019

  $ 0.11    

March 14, 2019

March 28, 2019

May 6, 2019

  $ 0.11    

May 20, 2019

May 28, 2019

August 7, 2019

  $ 0.11    

August 20, 2019

August 27, 2019

November 6, 2019

  $ 0.11    

November 20, 2019

December 4, 2019

February 25, 2020

  $ 0.11    

March 12, 2020

March 26, 2020

May 8, 2020

  $ 0.11    

May 21, 2020

June 2, 2020

 

 

Historical Cash Flows

 

The following table sets forth the components of our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 79,756     $ 77,437  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (80,820 )     (50,944 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    168,095       (31,039 )

Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

    166,666       (5,031 )

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $79.8 million, compared to $77.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The net change of  $2.3 million was primarily due to: (i) an increase in receivables of $25.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $1.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, as a result of timing of collection from our customers; and (ii) a net decrease of $4.2 million in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings. net in our Product segment in the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $9.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, as a result of timing in billings to our customers, offset partially by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $0.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to a decrease of $4.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, mainly due to timing of payments to our suppliers, partially offset by a withholding tax payment of approximately $8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $14 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 due to a distribution from OSL.

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $80.8 million, compared to $50.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The principal factor that affected our net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2020 were capital expenditures of $80.4 million, primarily for our facilities under construction that support our growth plan. The principal factors that affected our net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 were capital expenditures of $51.3 million, primarily for our facilities under construction.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $168.1 million, compared to $31.0 million net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The principal factors that affected the net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2020 were net proceeds of $230.0 million from our revolving credit lines with commercial banks which were withdrawn primarily to secure cash in hand in order to meet our capital needs in light of the uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by :(i) the repayment of commercial paper debt in the amount of $41.7 million; (ii) the repayment of long-term debt in the amount of $16.4 million; (iii) a $5.6 million cash dividend payment and (iv) $3.3 million cash paid to a noncontrolling interest. The principal factors that affected our net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 were: (i) net payment of $98.1 million from our revolving credit lines with commercial banks which were used for capital expenditures, (ii) the repayment of long-term debt in the amount of $15.8 million; (iii) a $5.6 million cash dividend paid; and (iv) $4.5 million cash paid to noncontrolling interest, partially offset by: (i) $50 million of proceeds from a senior unsecured loan; and (ii) $41.5 million of proceeds from a term loan for our Olkaria 3 complex.

 

Non-GAAP Measures: EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

We calculate EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for (i) termination fees, (ii) impairment of long-lived assets, (iii) write-off of unsuccessful exploration activities, (iv) any mark-to-market gains or losses from accounting for derivatives, (v) merger and acquisition transaction costs, (vi) stock-based compensation, (vii) gains or losses from extinguishment of liability, (viii) gains or losses on sales of subsidiaries and property, plant and equipment and (ix) other unusual or non-recurring items. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of financial performance or liquidity under accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (U.S. GAAP) and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity or as an alternative to net earnings as indicators of our operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP.We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a performance metric because it is a metric used by our Board of Directors and senior management in evaluating our financial performance. However, other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do.

 

 

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $29.9 million compared to $28.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $106.0 million compared to $101.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Net income

  $ 29,906     $ 28,130  

Adjusted for:

               

Interest expense, net (including amortization of deferred financing costs)

    16,871       20,930  

Income tax provision (benefit)

    18,148       14,039  

Adjustment to investment in an unconsolidated company: our proportionate share in interest expense, tax and depreciation and amortization in Sarulla

    2,677       2,661  

Depreciation and amortization

    35,288       34,866  

EBITDA

  $ 102,890     $ 100,626  

Mark-to-market gains or losses from accounting for derivative

    (561 )     (1,209 )

Stock-based compensation

    1,989       2,360  

Merger and acquisition transaction costs

    540        

Settlement expenses

    1,188        

Adjusted EBITDA

    106,046       101,777  

 

In May 2014, Sarulla closed $1,170 million in financing. As of March 31, 2020, the credit facility has an outstanding balance of $1,042.0 million. Our proportionate share in the SOL credit facility is $132.9 million.

 

Capital Expenditures 

 

Our capital expenditures primarily relate to: (i) the development and construction of new power plants, (ii) the enhancement of our existing power plants; and (iii) investment in activities under our strategic plan.

 

The following is an overview of projects that are fully released for construction.

 

Steamboat Hills Power Plant (Nevada). We are planning to replace all of the old power plant equipment with new advanced technology equipment that will eventually increase the capacity by approximately 16 MW and reduce maintenance costs. Construction is near completion and commissioning commenced. Commercial operation is expected 2020

 

Heber Complex (California). We are currently in the process of repowering the Heber 1 and Heber 2 power plants. We are planning to replace steam turbine and old OEC units with new advanced technology equipment that will add a net capacity of 11 MW. Following these enhancements, we expect the capacity of the complex to reach 92 MW. Permitting, engineering and procurement are ongoing as well as manufacturing and site construction. We expect commercial operation in the second half of 2021.

 

CD 4 Project (California). We plan to develop a 30 MW project at the Mammoth complex on primarily BLM leases.We signed a Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff Cluster Large Generator Interconnection Agreement with Southern California Edison in December 2017. We  signed a 25-year PPA with SCPPA for 16 MW that will be sold to the City of Colton in California and we recently signed two additional similar PPAs with SVCE and MBCP, each will purchase 7 MW (for a total of 14 MW) of power. We have commenced engineering and procurement. We expect commercial operation at the end of 2021.

 

 

Wister Solar (California). We are developing a 20MW AC solar PV project on the Wister site in California. We plan to install a solar PV system and sell the electricity under a PPA with San Diego Gas & Electric.Engineering and procurement are ongoing. Permitting has been delayed due to COVID-19 implications. We expect the project to be completed in the second half of 2021.

 

McGinness Hills expansion (Nevada). We are expanding the McGinness Hills complex by 8 MW by adding an Ormat energy converter. Engineering and procurement are ongoing. We expect the project to be completed in 2021, subject to approval of the lender.

 

In addition, we are in the process of upgrading some of the equipment, such as turbines and pipelines at some of our operating power plants including Ormesa in California and Amatitlan in Guatemala.

 

The following is an overview of projects that are in initial stages of construction:

 

Carson Lake Project. We plan to develop between 10 MW to 15 MW Carson Lake project on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) leases located in Churchill County, Nevada. We signed a Small Generator Interconnection Agreement with NV Energy in December 2017. As of March 31, 2020, we are planning the drilling activity to begin next year.

 

We have budgeted approximately $424.0 million in capital expenditures for construction of new projects and enhancements to our existing power plants, of which we had invested $146.0 million as of March 31, 2020. We expect to invest approximately $135.0 million in 2020 and the remaining approximately $143.0 million thereafter.

 

In addition, we estimate approximately $107.0 million in additional capital expenditures in 2020 to be allocated as follows: (i) approximately $41.0 million for the exploration and development of new projects and enhancements of existing power plants that are not yet released for full construction; (ii) approximately $29.0 million for maintenance capital expenditures to our operating power plants including drilling in our Puna power plant; (iii) approximately $24.0 million for the construction and development of storage projects; and (iv) approximately $13.0 million for enhancements to our production facilities.

 

In the aggregate, we estimate our total capital expenditures for 2020 to be approximately $242.0 million.

 

 

Exposure to Market Risks

 

Based on current conditions, we believe that we have sufficient financial resources to fund our activities and execute our business plans. However, the cost of obtaining financing for our project needs may increase significantly or such financing may be difficult to obtain.

 

We, like other power plant operators, are exposed to electricity price volatility risk. Our exposure to such market risk is currently limited because many of our long-term PPAs (except for the 25 MW PPA for the Puna complex and the between 30 MW and 40 MW PPAs in the aggregate for the Heber 2 power plant in the Heber Complex, and the G2 power plant in the Mammoth complex) have fixed or escalating rate provisions that limit our exposure to changes in electricity prices. Our energy storage projects sell on "merchant" and are exposed to changes in the electricity market prices.

 

The energy payments under the PPAs of the Heber 2 power plant in the Heber Complex and the G2 power plant in the Mammoth complex are determined by reference to the relevant power purchaser’s Short Run Avoided Cost (“SRAC”). A decline in the price of natural gas will result in a decrease in the incremental cost that the power purchaser avoids by not generating its electrical energy needs from natural gas, or by reducing the price of purchasing its electrical energy needs from natural gas power plants, which in turn will reduce the energy payments that we may charge under the relevant PPA for these power plants. The Puna complex is currently benefiting from energy prices which are higher than the floor under the 25 MW PPA for the Puna complex.

 

 

As of March 31, 2020, 95.8% of our consolidated long-term debt was fixed rate debt and therefore was not subject to interest rate volatility risk. As of such date, 4.2% of our long-term debt was floating rate debt, exposing us to interest rate risk in connection therewith. As of March 31, 2020, $46.7 million of our long-term debt remained subject to interest rate risk.

 

We currently maintain our surplus cash in short-term, interest-bearing bank deposits, money market securities and commercial paper (with a minimum investment grade rating of AA by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.

 

Our cash equivalents are subject to interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their market value adversely impacted by a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. As a result of these factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectations because of changes in interest rates or we may suffer losses in principal if we are forced to sell securities that decline in market value because of changes in interest rates.

 

We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk, in particular the fluctuation of the U.S. dollar versus the Israeli shekel and euro. Risks attributable to fluctuations in currency exchange rates can arise when we or any of our foreign subsidiaries borrow funds or incur operating or other expenses in one type of currency but receive revenues in another. In such cases, an adverse change in exchange rates can reduce such subsidiary’s ability to meet its debt service obligations, reduce the amount of cash and income we receive from such foreign subsidiary, or increase such subsidiary’s overall expenses. In Kenya, the tax asset is recorded in KES similar to the tax liability, however any change in the exchange rate in the KES versus the USD has an impact on our financial results. Risks attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can also arise when the currency denomination of a particular contract is not the U.S. dollar. Substantially all of our PPAs in the international markets are either U.S. dollar-denominated or linked to the U.S. dollar except for our operations on Guadeloupe, where we own and operate the Boulliante power plant which sells its power under a Euro-denominated PPA with Électricité de France S.A. Our construction contracts from time to time contemplate costs which are incurred in local currencies. The way we often mitigate such risk is to receive part of the proceeds from the contract in the currency in which the expenses are incurred. Currently, we have forward contracts in place to reduce our foreign currency exposure and expect to continue to use currency exchange and other derivative instruments to the extent we deem such instruments to be the appropriate tool for managing such exposure. In the three months ended March 31, 2020, our exchange rate exposure in Kenya resulted in an income of approximately $3.1 million. .

 

We performed a sensitivity analysis on the fair values of our long-term debt obligations, and foreign currency exchange forward contracts. The foreign currency exchange forward contracts listed below principally relate to trading activities. The sensitivity analysis involved increasing and decreasing forward rates at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 by a hypothetical 10% and calculating the resulting change in the fair values.

 

At this time, the development of our strategic plan has not exposed us to any additional market risk. However, as the implementation of the plan progresses, we may be exposed to additional or different market risks.

 

 

The results of the sensitivity analysis calculations as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are presented below:

 

   

Assuming a
10% Increase in Rates

   

Assuming a
10% Decrease in Rates

   

Risk

 

March 31,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

   

March 31,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

 

Change in the Fair Value of

   

(Dollars in thousands)

   

Foreign Currency

    (7.911 )     (4,198 )     9.669       5,131  

Foreign currency forward contracts

Interest Rate

    (3,575 )     (4,574 )     3,662       4,723  

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes

Interest Rate

    (3,831 )     (4,647 )     3,939       4,812  

OPIC Loan

Interest Rate

    (89 )     (1,797 )     90       1,822  

Senior Unsecured Bonds

Interest Rate

    (736 )     (905 )     756       934  

DEG 2 Loan

Interest Rate

    (1,467 )     (1,835 )     1,509       1,906  

DAC 1 Senior Secured Notes

Interest Rate

    (453 )     (516 )     467       534  

Amatitlan Loan

Interest Rate.

    (2,429 )     (3,272 )     2,475       3,363  

Migdal Loan and the Additional Migdal Loan

Interest Rate

    (1,012 )     (1,141 )     1,060       1,207  

San Emidio Loan

Interest Rate

    (523 )     (776 )     532       797  

DOE Loan

Interest Rate

    (217 )     (281 )     220       286  

Idaho Holdings Loan

Interest Rate

    (2,499 )     (2,978 )     2,580       3,099  

Platanares OPIC Loan

Interest Rate

    (576 )     (728 )     589       749  

DEG 3 Loan

Interest Rate

    (295 )     (342 )     300       350  

Plumstriker Loan

Interest Rate

    (39 )     (295 )     39       298  

Commercial paper

Interest Rate

    (137 )     (201 )     139       204  

Other long-term loans

 

In July 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), announced that it intends to phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is unclear whether or not LIBOR will cease to exist at that time and/or whether new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it will continue to exist after 2021. The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, is considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with a new SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) index calculated by short-term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities.

 

The Company has evaluated the impact of the transition from LIBOR, and currently believes that the transition will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Effect of Inflation

 

We expect that inflation will not be a significant risk in the near term, given the current global economic conditions, however, that could change in the future. To address rising inflation, some of our contracts include certain provisions that mitigate inflation risk.

 

In connection with the Electricity segment, none of our U.S. PPAs, including the SCPPA Portfolio PPA, are directly linked to the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Inflation may directly impact an expense we incur for the operation of our projects, thereby increasing our overall operating costs and reducing our profit and gross margin. The negative impact of inflation would be partially offset by price adjustments built into some of our PPAs that could be triggered upon such occurrences. The energy payments pursuant to our PPAs for some of our power plants such as the Brady power plant, the Steamboat 2 and 3 power plants and the McGinness Complex increase every year through the end of the relevant terms of such agreements, although such increases are not directly linked to the CPI or any other inflationary index. Lease payments are generally fixed, while royalty payments are generally calculated as a percentage of revenues and therefore are not significantly impacted by inflation. In our Product segment, inflation may directly impact fixed and variable costs incurred in the construction of our power plants, thereby increasing our operating costs in the Product segment. We are more likely to be able to offset all or part of this inflationary impact through our project pricing. With respect to power plants that we build for our own electricity production, inflationary pricing may impact our operating costs which may be partially offset in the pricing of the new long-term PPAs that we negotiate.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Our credit risk is currently concentrated with the following major customers: Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company (subsidiaries of NV Energy), SCPPA and Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). If any of these electric utilities fail to make payments under its PPAs with us, such failure would have a material adverse impact on our financial condition. Also, by implementing our multi-year strategic plan we may be exposed, by expanding our customer base, to different credit profile customers than our current customers.

 

Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company (subsidiaries of NV Energy, Inc.) accounted for 19.2% and 18.3% of the Company’s total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Southern California Public Power Authority (“SCPPA”) accounted for 18.7% and 19.4% of the Company’s total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Kenya Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. (“KPLC”) accounted for 15.4% and 15.3% of the Company’s total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

We have historically been able to collect on substantially all of our receivable balances. As of March 31, 2020, the amount overdue from KPLC was $38.6 million of which $8.0 million was paid in April 2020. These amounts represent an average of 61 days overdue. We believe we will be able to collect all past due amounts in Kenya. This belief is based on the fact that in addition to KPLC's obligations under its power purchase agreement, we hold a support letter from the Government of Kenya that covers  certain cases of KPLC non-payment (such as where caused by government actions/political events). In Honduras, we have been able to collect current charges from Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (“ENEE”) starting in May 2019. However, due to the restrictive measures related to COVID-19 pandemic which were implemented recently in Honduras, we may experience delays in collection as, due to a local closure, we were unable to timely submit to ENEE the charge relating to March 2020. As of March 31, 2020, the total amount overdue from ENEE was $20.1 million which relates to the period from October 2018 to April 2019, none of which has been paid to date. In view of the ongoing Honduran government support undertaking, we believe we will be able to collect past due amounts in Honduras.

 

 

Government Grants and Tax Benefits 

 

A comprehensive discussion on government grants and tax benefits is included in our 2019 Annual Report. There have been no material changes to this section in the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The information appearing under the headings “Exposure to Market Risks” and “Concentration of Credit Risk” in Part I, Item 2 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

a. Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

 

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have conducted the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) required by Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, as amended.  Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2020 as a result of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that existed at December 31, 2017 and has not been remediated by the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. 

 

Previously Identified Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

We previously disclosed in our 2019 and 2018 Annual Reports the following material weakness which still existed as of March 31, 2020. In connection with the change in our repatriation strategy and the related release of the U.S. income tax valuation allowance in the second quarter of 2017, we did not perform an effective risk assessment related to our internal controls over the accounting for income taxes.  As a result, we identified a deficiency in the design of our internal control over financial reporting related to our accounting for income taxes, which resulted in the restatements of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and the restatement of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. Additionally, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement of the aforementioned balances and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the interim or annual consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Our management has concluded that this deficiency constitutes a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Remediation Plan for Material Weakness

 

Subsequent to the evaluation made in connection with filing our Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, our management, with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, has continued the process of remediating the material weakness. In connection with the remediation process, we have:

 

 

performed an enhanced risk assessment related to our internal controls over the accounting for income taxes;

 

recruited additional tax personnel throughout the year, including a VP of Tax in January 2019 and a Director of Tax in September 2019;

 

engaged an external tax and accounting firm to assist in the preparation of our annual and quarterly income tax provision;

 

implemented specific control procedures for the review, analysis and reporting of our income tax accounts, including control procedures of projections that support the deferred tax assets and liabilities;

 

strengthened our income tax controls with improved documentation, communication and oversight.

 

We have made substantial progress in accordance with developing and implementing our remediation plan and we are improving our internal processes. The remaining tasks of our remediation plan includes the hiring of additional personnel,  implementing automation of the key elements of the tax provision and modifying controls as applicable in respect of such tasks in order to reduce the risk of material misstatement.  The material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. We are committed to continuing to improve our internal control processes and will continue to review, optimize and enhance our financial reporting controls and procedures accordingly. However, there can be no assurance that this will occur within 2020.

 

b.  Changes in internal control over financial reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting in the first quarter of 2020 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The information required with respect to this item can be found under “Commitments and Contingencies” in Note 10 of notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this quarterly report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

A comprehensive discussion of our other risk factors is included in the “Risk Factors” section of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 which was filed with the SEC on March 1, 2019. The risks described in our Form 10-K and herein are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

The global spread of COVID-19 pandemic may have an adverse impact and could adversely affect our financial results.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to control its spread have significantly curtailed the movement of people, goods and services worldwide. Governments around the world have ordered companies to limit or suspend non-essential operations and imposed operational and travel restrictions resulting in a decline in global economic activity and an increase in market volatility. We have implemented significant measures both to comply with government requirements and to preserve the health and safety of our employees. These measures include working remotely where possible and operating separate shifts in our power plants, manufacturing facilities and other locations while trying to continue operations as close to full capacity in all locations.

 

While we did not experience any material impact on our results of operations during the first quarter of 2020, we have started to experience impacts in the second quarter of 2020 which varied among our business segments:

 

 

In our electricity segment almost all of our Electricity segment revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2020 were generated under long term contracts and the majority have a fixed energy rate.  The primary risks that we face within the electricity segment relate to electricity demand and the potential impact that decreased demand may have on the ability of our counterparties to meet their contractual obligations to us. on April 17, 2020, we received from Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd. ("KPLC") a notice declaring a force majeure event in Kenya due to the impact of COVID-19 and purporting to reduce the Olkaria complex’s contracted capacity from 150 MW to 133.9 MW. Additionally, on April 30, 2020, we received from ENEE a notice declaring a force majeure event in Honduras due to the impact of COVID-19. While we believe this will not have a material impact on our expected revenue, we cannot be certain whether other counterparties will provide similar notices.  In addition, our future growth in the electricity segment would be adversely impacted by a lack of funding for projects and the implications of global and local restrictions on our ability to procure raw material and ship our products. 

 

 

In our product segment, the economic downturn has adversely impacted customers’ purchasing decisions and travel restrictions have adversely impacted our sales and marketing efforts. We experienced a decrease in our backlog that we believe was due to the impact of COVID-19. We may face similar challenges in future periods in the event of a prolonged shutdown.

 

 

Our energy storage and management services segment generate revenues mainly from the sale of the electricity ancillary services back to the energy markets based on the prevailing market price for the electricity or for the energy or ancillary services. There has been a decline in ancillary services prices  that was driven primarily by mild winter weather and low natural gas prices but might also have impacted by COVID 19. This decline, in turn, impacted our energy storage facilities’ revenues.

 

The extent to which COVID-19 ultimately impacts our business, operations, financial results and financial condition will depend on numerous evolving factors which are currently uncertain and cannot be predicted, including:

 

 

the duration and scope of the pandemic;

 

 

governmental, business and individuals’ actions taken in response;

 

 

the effect on our customers and customers’ demand for our services and products;

 

 

the effect on our suppliers and disruptions to the global supply chain;

 

 

our ability to sell and provide our services and products, including as a result of travel restrictions and people working from home;

 

 

disruptions to our operations resulting from the illness of any of our employees;

 

 

restrictions or disruptions to transportation, including reduced availability of ground or air transport; and

 

 

decrease in electricity demand; and the ability of our customers to pay for our services and products.

 

In addition, the impact of COVID-19 on macroeconomic conditions may impact the proper functioning of financial and capital markets, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity and interest rates. Any of the events described above could amplify the other risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and/or stock price.

 

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

On February 25, 2020, Assaf Ginzburg was appointed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective May 10, 2020. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Ginzburg has entered into an employment agreement with the Company’s Israeli subsidiary, Ormat Systems Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), dated May 10, 2020 (the “Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Ginzburg will be entitled to receive a gross monthly salary of NIS 95,000, which salary is linked to changes in the cost of living index. He will be eligible for an annual bonus based on criteria to be established by the Subsidiary and will be eligible to receive an equity grant, subject to the terms and conditions of the equity incentive plan and the award agreement.  The Employment Agreement sets forth other terms of employment, which terms are generally applicable to all of the Subsidiary’s employees, covering matters such as vacation, health, and other benefits, including subject to Mr. Ginzburg’s election, coverage by the Subsidiary’s management insurance plan or pension fund, to which the Subsidiary will contributes a percentage of Mr. Ginzburg’s salary, contributions by the Subsidiary to an education fund, and use of a company-leased car. In addition, under the Employment Agreement, either party may terminate the employment relationship upon four (4) months’ prior written notice. The Subsidiary may determine not to take advantage of the full notice period and may terminate Mr. Ginzburg’s employment at any time during such notice period. In the event of such termination, other than a termination for “cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Subsidiary will pay to Mr. Ginzburg his salary and other related benefits due to him during the notice period. In addition, in the event of a termination of employment not for cause, Mr. Ginzburg will be eligible to receive a pro-rata portion of his annual bonus for the year of termination. The Employment Agreement contains non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that are designed to restrict Mr. Ginzburg from the following activities for a period of 12 months following his termination of employment (i) holding an interest (other than a minority interest in a public company) in a competitive business, (ii) engaging in activities competitive with the business, (iii) soliciting any employee of the Subsidiary and its affiliates, and (iv) soliciting any customers.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

We hereby file, as exhibits to this quarterly report, those exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page hereto.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

Document

   
10.1 * + Employment Agreement dated as of December 2017 between Ormat Systems Ltd and Hezi Kattan
   
10.2 * + Employment Agreement dated as of May 2020 between Ormat Systems Ltd and Assaf Ginzburg
   

31.1*

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

   

31.2*

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

   

32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished herewith.

   

32.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished herewith.

   

101.SC*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CA*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DE*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LA*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PR*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit
   

*

Filed herewith

+

This document has been identified as a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 
       
       
 

By:

/s/ ASSAF GINZBURG

 
  Name: Assaf Ginzburg  
  Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: May 11, 2020

 

49

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

Personal Employment Agreement

 

This personal Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of December 2017, by and between Ormat Systems Ltd., registration number 511597239 a company incorporated in the State of Israel, having its offices at the Industrial Area in Yavne, Israel (the “Company”), and Hezi (Yechezkel) Kattan, I.D. number 032222192, residing at 5 Nordau st., Ramat HaSharon (the “Employee”).

 

WHEREAS

the Company desires to engage the Employee in a full-time position as Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel, as determined under this Agreement, and the Employee represents that he has the required skills, qualifications and knowledge to serve the Company as such; and

 

WHEREAS

the parties desire to state the terms and conditions of the Employee’s engagement by the Company, effective as of the Commencement Date, as set forth below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and covenants contained herein, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows:

 

1.

Preamble

 

1.1.

The preamble of this Agreement constitutes an integral part thereof.

   

1.2.

The division of the terms of this Agreement into clauses and the headings of the clauses are solely for the sake of convenience and they may not be used for interpretive purposes. The Appendixes to this Agreement constitute an integral part hereof.

   

1.3.

References in this Agreement to a particular gender shall be applicable to all genders.

 

2.

Exclusivity of the Agreement

 

2.1.

This Agreement is personal and the terms and conditions of the employment of the Employee shall be solely as set forth in this Agreement.

   

2.2.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, representations and discussions between them, oral or written.

   

2.3.

Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Employee shall not be entitled to any payments or other benefits in respect of his employment and the termination of his employment with the Company.

 

3.

Absence of Impediment to the Employee's Employment

 

3.1.

The Employee warrants, confirms and undertakes that: (i) he is entitled to enter into this Agreement and to assume all of the obligations pursuant hereto; (ii) there is no contractual or other impediment to his entering into this Agreement, fulfilling his obligations hereunder or to his employment with the Company; (iii) his entering into this Agreement and fulfilling his obligations hereunder do not require the consent of any person or entity and that on the date hereof he is free to provide services to the Company upon the terms specified in this Agreement; and (iv) in entering into this Agreement he is not in breach of any other agreement or obligation to which he is or was a party or by which he is bound. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, as the Employee in currently employed with a 3rd party which is involved with solar power plants, in order to remove any doubt, during the first year of employment, the Employee shall not engage in any activity to decision within the Company which is related to solar power production.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Position and Duties

 

4.1.

Position. As of 1 March 2018 (or on an earlier date ) (the: "Commencement Date") the Employee will serve in a full time capacity as an Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Employee will report to the CEO and the Company’s Audit Committee, as applicable. The employee shall be considered, in all material aspects, as one of the EVP’s of the company.

   

4.2.

During the course of his employment with the Company, the Employee shall honestly, diligently, skillfully and faithfully serve the Company. The Employee undertakes to devote all his working time, efforts and the best of his qualifications and skills to promoting the business and affairs of the Company, and further undertakes to comply with the policies and working arrangements of the Company, to loyally and fully comply with the decisions of the Company, its management and his supervisors in Israel and abroad, to follow the Company procedures as established from time to time, to carry out the duties imposed upon him, whatever and whenever they shall be.

   

4.3.

The Employee shall at all times act in a manner suitable for his position and status in the Company.

   

4.4.

The Employee shall not, without the prior written authorization of the Company, directly or indirectly undertake any other employment, whether as an employee of another employer, a director or independently as an agent or consultant or in any other manner (whether for compensation or otherwise), and shall not assume any position or render services in any of the above-stated manners to any other entity. The Employee may have stake in certain real estate investments in the US, provided, however, that such activities are not competing with products or services offered by the Company, and the Employee has no active role in such investment as director, Employee, consultant, corporate officer, or in any other active capacity.

   

4.5.

The Employee undertakes to notify the Company immediately and without delay regarding any matter or subject in respect of which he has a personal interest and/or which might create a conflict of interest with his position in the Company.

   

4.6.

The Employee shall not directly or indirectly accept any commission, rebate, discount, or gratuity in cash or in kind, from any person who has or is likely to have a business relationship with the Company.

   

4.7.

In carrying out his duties under this Agreement, the Employee shall not make any representations or give any guarantees on behalf of the Company, except as expressly and in advance authorized to do so under his role at the Company.

   

4.8.

The Employee acknowledges and agrees that from time to time he may be required by the Company to travel and stay abroad as part of his duties towards the Company.

   

4.9.

The Employee undertakes to fulfill the responsibilities described in this Agreement and assist the Company and will make himself available to it, even after the termination of his employment relations with the Company, for any reason, in any matter which the Company may reasonably request his assistance, including for the purpose of providing any information relating to his work or actions taken by him and including in the framework of disputes (including legal or quasi-legal proceedings).

 

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5.

Salary

 

5.1.

Commencing as of the Commencement Date and thereafter, in consideration for the Employee's services, and subject to the fulfillment of all the Employee's duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to a gross monthly salary of 77,000 NIS (the “Salary”).

   

5.2.

The Salary shall be updated in accordance with the changes in the cost of living index as follows: Base index is the index known on the month the employment has started. Adjustments will be done quarterly. If there is a decrease in the index, the Salary will not be reduced, but no increases will be granted until the index reaches the level prior to the reduction.

   

5.3.

As the Employee is employed hereunder in a managerial position involving a fiduciary relationship between the Employee and the Company, the Work and Rest Law (5711-1951), and any other law amending or replacing such law, shall not apply to the Employee or to his employment with the Company, and the Employee shall not be entitled to any compensation in respect of such law. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Salary and the compensation set for him hereunder include a proper and just reward for the requirements of his position and status and the obligation to work at irregular hours of the day. Accordingly, the Employee shall not be entitled to any additional bonus or other payment for extra hours of work.

   

5.4.

The Salary shall be paid no later than the 9th day of each month, for the preceding month.

   

5.5.

All the amounts specified in this Agreement are gross (in Hebrew: “bruto”) sums. The Company shall deduct and withhold all required taxes and other statutory payments, including health insurance contributions and social security contributions from the Salary and from all other rights and benefits received by the Employee.

   

5.6.

The Employee shall regard and retain as confidential and shall not divulge to any of the Company’s employees and/or any third party, either during or after the Employee's employment period, directly or indirectly, the terms of the Employee's employment and Salary unless required by law.

   

5.7.

All social benefits and/or other payments due and payable to the Employee (if any) shall be calculated only based on the Salary as defined herein. It is hereby declared and agreed that all participation in expenses and any other benefits, including, but without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, bonus payments (if payable) and benefits in kind given to the Employee in the terms of this Agreement or deriving therefrom, do not and shall not form part of the Salary.

 

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6.

Managers Insurance / Pension Fund

 

The Company shall comply with the provisions of the "Expansion Order of extensive pension" (the "Order"), with respect to Company and Employee contributions to pension fund and severance pay (“Pension Plan”) as required by the Order. The contributions to the Pension Plan shall be as follows:

 

The contributions to the Pension Plan shall be as follows:

 

 

(a)

In the event that the Employee selects manager’s insurance:

 

 

(i)

The Company shall pay into the manager’s insurance policy an amount equal to 6.5% of the Employee’s Salary on account of pension fund payment (Tagmulim) under the manager’s insurance policy. Such contribution includes contribution to a disability insurance policy on the Employee’s behalf which would insure 75% of the Salary. To the extent necessary, such amount shall be increased to a total maximum of 7.5% of the Salary if such increase is required for purchasing a disability insurance policy insuring 75% of the Salary, provided that Company’s payment to Tagmulim shall not be less than 5% of the Salary;

 

 

(ii)

The Company shall deduct 6% from the Salary on behalf of the Employee and shall transfer such amount to the manager’s insurance policy on account of pension fund payment (Tagmulim) under the manager’s insurance policy;

 

 

(iii)

The Company shall pay into the managers’ insurance policy 8.33% of the Salary for severance pay (Pituzei Piturim).

 

 

(b)

In the event that the Employee selects a pension fund:

 

 

(i)

The Company shall pay a sum equal to 6.5% of the Employee’s Salary on account of pension fund payment (Tagmulim).

 

 

(ii)

The Company shall deduct 6% of the Salary on behalf of the Employee and shall transfer such amount to the pension fund as the Employee’s share of the pension fund payment (Tagmulim);

 

 

(iii)

The Company shall pay 8.33% of the Salary for severance pay (Pituzei Piturim) into the pension fund.

 

6.2.

The Employee shall be entitled to elect to have the Company make the payments and deductions set forth above to a manager’s insurance policy for part of the Salary and to a pension fund for the remainder of the Salary, and under such circumstances the provisions of Section 6.1 shall apply pro rata to such parts of the Salary as if they were the whole salary.

 

6.3.

All the payments and deductions set forth in this Section shall be based upon the Salary, as defined above, in accordance with its amount from time to time, and under no circumstances, shall the payments and deduction set forth in this Section be made with respect to an amount in excess of the Employee’s total Salary.

 

6.4.

The Parties hereby declare and agree that the pension arrangement in accordance with this clause constitutes a “beneficial arrangement” for the purpose of the Extension Order (Combined Version) for Mandatory Pension under the Collective Agreements Law, 5717-1957 (the “Pension Extension Order”), and the Company shall not be under any obligation to provide any pension arrangement as provided in the Pension Extension Order other than as provided under this Section 6.

 

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6.5.

In accordance with Section 9 of the Order, Company’s contributions to severance pay as aforementioned shall be in lieu of payment of severance pay, pursuant to Section 14 of the Severance Pay Law.

 

6.6.

Other than in events in which the Company is entitled to withhold the Pension Plan under the Pension Extension Order, the Company shall automatically transfer the Pension Plan to the Employee, subject to any applicable law, upon the termination of the Employee’s employment by either party.

 

6.7.

The Company’s and the Employee’s pension contributions indicated in this section shall be updated and amended according to the applicable law.

 

7.

Advanced Study Fund

 

7.1.

The Company shall make monthly contributions on the Employee's behalf to a recognized advanced study fund (“Keren Hishtalmut”) (hereinafter the “Study Fund”), in an amount equal to 7.5% of the monthly Salary of the employee. In addition, the Company shall deduct 2.5% from the monthly Salary of the employee also to be paid to the Study Fund as recognized by the Income Tax Authorities. It is hereby clarified that the sums contributed by the Company to the Education Fund will not exceed the exempted limit recognized by the Income Tax Authority from time to time.

   

7.2.

The sums contributed by the Employee shall be deducted by the Company directly from the monthly Salary of the employee. The Employee hereby instructs the Company to transfer to the Study Fund from each monthly Salary of the employee due to him the amount of the Employee's and the Company's contribution, as set forth above.

   

7.3.

Should any tax or other compulsory payment be imposed and payable in respect of the Company’s contributions to the Study Fund, such tax shall be paid by the Employee and deduct according to law.

   

7.4.

The Study Fund shall be transferred to the Employee, subject to any applicable law, upon the termination of the Employee's employment.

 

8.

Additional Benefits

 

8.1.

Vacation. The Employee shall be entitled to 22 working days’ vacation in each calendar year. The Employee is required to make every reasonable effort to exercise his annual vacation during the year it is accrued and shall be obliged to take at least five (5) paid vacation days during each year of the Employee’s employment; provided however, that if the Employee is unable to utilize all the vacation days, he will be entitled to accumulate the unused balance of the vacation days standing to his credit up to a maximum of 50 days annually (the "Maximum"). The Employee shall be entitled to redeem the unused vacation days up to the Maximum upon termination of employment. Vacation shall be taken in accordance with the Company policy and prior approval. For avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby agreed that the Company shall be entitled to set uniform dates for vacation to all or part of its employees, as it shall deem fit.

 

8.2.

Recreation Pay. The Employee shall be entitled to annual recreation pay (“Dmey Havra-ah”) for 10 days per year, in the amount determined in accordance with the applicable law.

 

8.3.

Sick Leave. The Employee shall be entitled to sick leave (“Yemei Mahala”) as provided by the Sickness Pay Law, 5736-1976, The Employee shall notify the Company, immediately, of any absence due to sickness and furnish the Company with an applicable medical certificate to approve it. Sick days are not redeemable and may not be converted into cash.

 

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8.4.

Expenses. The Company will reimburse the Employee for business expenses borne by the Employee, provided that such expenses were approved in advance by the Company or are incurred in performing his duties in accordance with the general practices and policies of the Company as adopted by the board of directors of the Company from time to time, and against valid invoices furnished by the Employee to the Company. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the Company shall bear the annual fees payable to the Israel Bar Association. For the avoidance of doubt any flights that the Employee is required to take in the framework of his employment with the Company shall be according to the prevailing company’s travel policy.

 

8.5.

The Company will cover for the Employee an annual checkup at a medical center (“Seker Refui”), but not any additional tests or treatments.

 

8.6.

Car.

 

 

(a)

The Employee shall be entitled to receive a leased car up to managerial category group 1 in the Company leased car program (the "Car").

     
 

(b)

The Company shall bear all expenses related to the Car as detailed in Appendix A however the Employee shall bear and pay all expenses relating to any violation of law committed in connection with the use of the Car, including any parking or traffic fines, and will bear the sole liability in connection therewith

     
 

(c)

Employee shall take good care of the Car and ensure that the provisions of the insurance policy and the Company’s rules relating to the Car are strictly, lawfully and carefully observed.

     
 

(d)

The Employee shall bear any and all taxes applicable to him in connection with the Car and the use thereof, in accordance with income tax regulations applicable thereto.

     
 

(e)

To avoid any doubt, the Car granted to the Employee’s use shall be in lieu of traveling expenses as required by applicable law.

     
 

(f)

The current procedure related to the leased Car is described in Appendix A, attached hereto. The annual travel allocation shall be 40,000 kilometer.

     
 

(g)

The Employee hereby irrevocably authorizes the Company to set off and deduct all amounts that he may be owed to the Company under this subsection 8.6 and under Appendix A against any and all amounts due to him from the Company under this Agreement.

     
 

(h)

The Employee shall return the Car (together with its keys and any other equipment supplied and/or installed therein by Company) to the Company upon termination of his employment with Company. The Employee shall have no rights of lien with respect to Company Car and/or any other equipment relating thereto as above mentioned.

 

8.7.

Cell Phone and Laptop.

 

 

(a)

During the Employee's employment with the Company, the Employee shall be entitled to a cellular phone and a laptop computer, all expenses related to use and maintenance of the laptop and phone shall be paid by the Company; provided however, that any personal usage of the cellular phone by the Employee shall be done reasonably and in accordance with the Company's policy.

 

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(b)

Alternative, the Employee shall be entitled to receive in lieu of the Company cellular phone as mentioned above, full reimbursement of expenses incurred by him with respect to usage of his private cellular phone in accordance with the Company's policy.

 

 

(c)

At the end of the Employee's employment with the Company, the Employee shall return the cellular phone to the Company (together with any other equipment provided to the Employee).

 

 

(d)

The Employee shall bear all tax obligations related to the cellular phone and the Company shall be entitled to deduct such costs and expenses from the Salary.

 

Home Internet connection. The Company will pay for installation of an internet line in Employee's home, and pay the monthly cost of such line.

 

8.8.

Annual Bonus.

 

 

(a)

The Employee may be eligible to receive an annual bonus, subject to the discretion and approval of the Company’s Compensation Committee (the: “Annual Bonus”).

 

 

(b)

The details of this grant will be determined according to Employee’s performances and Company’s practice based on criteria to be determined by the CEO and the Company’s Compensation Committee for each financial year.

 

 

(c)

For the avoidance of any doubt it is hereby clarified that the Annual Bonus (if it will be granted to the Employee) shall not constitute a part of the Salary for any purpose whatsoever, including for the purpose of the calculation of the Employee's severance pay, to the extent such payment is applicable.

 

8.9.

Employee Equity Awards

 

 

(a)

Subject to the receipt of any and all approvals required under applicable law, including the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company and the shareholders of the Company, the Employee may be eligible to participate in an employee equity incentive plan. Any grant under any employee equity incentive plan is subject to the terms and conditions of employee equity incentive plan as may be amended from time to time and to the equity agreement under which the grant was made.

 

The amount of the equity award that will be granted is subject to the approval by the Board of Directors of the Company and the shareholders of the Company, if required.

 

8.10.

Directors and Officers Liability Insurance. Employee will to be covered under the Company’s Directors and Officers Liability Insurance policy in accordance with its terms.

 

Indemnification. the Employer shall indemnify Employee for any uncovered losses, costs, liabilities and legal expenses that Employee may incur in connection with the fulfillment of his obligations in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement.

 

9.

Employment Term and Termination

 

9.1.

This Agreement shall be in effect commencing as of the Commencement Date and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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9.2.

The Employee’s employment may be terminated by either party, at any time, pursuant to the delivery of four (4) months prior written notice (the "Notice Period").

   

9.3.

During the Notice Period and unless otherwise determined by the Company the Employee shall continue to perform his duties until the conclusion of the Notice Period, and cooperate with the Company in assisting the integration of the person who will assume the Employee's responsibilities. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the Company shall have the right not to take advantage of the full Notice Period and may terminate the Employee's employment at any time during the Notice Period. In the event of such termination, the Company shall pay the Employee his Salary and other related benefits (as detailed above) due to him hereunder as he would have been entitled to receive for the remaining period of the Notice Period.

   

9.4.

It is hereby expressly stated that the Company reserves the right to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time during the Notice Period, regardless of whether notice of termination of employment was delivered by the Company or whether such notice was delivered by the Employee. In the latter case such termination shall not constitute a dismissal of the Employee by the Company.

   

9.5.

Without derogating from the Company’s rights under this Agreement and according to law, and notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may terminate the Employee's employment immediately without the delivery of a prior written notice and/or payment for Notice Period, in the event of a Cause (as defined below and subject to any applicable law) and the employment relationship shall be deemed effectively terminated as of the time of delivery of such notice.

 

The term "Cause" shall mean (a) a breach of trust, fiduciary obligations or duties of care, including but not limited to, theft, embezzlement, self-dealing, prohibited disclosure to unauthorized persons or entities of confidential or proprietary information of or relating to the Company, its business, and its subsidiaries, affiliates or associated entities; (b) conviction of the Employee in a crime or felony involving moral turpitude or any crime involving fraud; (c) the Employee's serious intentional misconduct which adversely affects the Company; (d) an intentional and willful action taken by the Employee harming the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or associated entities; (e) Employee’s insubordination of any lawful resolution and/or instruction of the Board with respect to Employee’s duties and/or responsibilities towards the Company (f) any material breach of the Statement of Undertaking - Confidentiality, Non- Compete and Intellectual Property attached hereto as Appendix B by the Employee; and (g) any other act or omission that constitutes "cause" under the laws of the State of Israel or that annuls the Employee rights to receive severance payments under the applicable law.

   

9.6.

In the event that the Employee terminates his employment with the Company, for any reason, without the delivery of a written notice in accordance with Section 9.2 above, or completion of the Notice Period, the Company shall be entitled to deduct from any debt which it may owe the Employee an amount equal to the Salary that would have been paid to the Employee during the Notice Period, had he worked.

 

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9.7.

The Employee undertakes that immediately upon the termination of his employment with the Company, for any reason, he shall act as follows:

 

 

(a)

He shall deliver and/or return to the Company all the documents, CD's or other magnetic media, letters, notes, reports and other papers in his possession and relating to his employment with the Company and the fulfillment of his duties, as well as any equipment and/or other property belonging to the Company which was placed at his disposal, including any computer equipment, telephone equipment, the Employee ID badge or other equipment. The Employee shall not have any lien or other similar right over any equipment and/or other property belonging to the Company as aforesaid.

 

 

(b)

He shall delete any information relating to the Company or its business from his personal computer, if any;

 

 

(c)

He shall coordinate the termination of his employment with his supervisors, and he shall transfer in an orderly fashion and in accordance with Company procedures and in accordance with the timetable determined by his supervisors, all documents and information and all matters which with he dealt, to whomever the Company instructs, all in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

9.8.

The Employee undertakes to be reasonably available to the Company after the term of his employment, for the purpose of providing information related to his employment period, or to his activities during such period, including, if requested by the Company, appearance before any court or another authority. The Company will cover all reasonable costs incurred by Employee in connection with fulfillment of his obligation under this clause.

 

10.

Company's Computers

 

10.1.

The e-mail provided to the Employee by the Company upon the commencement of his employment is a professional e-mail, designated to be used by the Employee only for the purpose of performing his work in the Company and the Employee is required to use it only for professional purposes.

 

10.2.

In order to guard Company's confidential information and prevent impairments, computer viruses and transfer of illegal information and/or software and/or copyright infringement and/or destruction to computer web traffic and/or damages to Company's communication and/or Company's reputation and/or any other damages to the Company's business and/or its ongoing business and its customers' relations and in order to verify that the use of the Company's computer systems is being done for work purposes and conducted in accordance with the applicable Company's policies, and in order to prevent the Company's exposure to any damage due to unauthorized use of Company's computer network and communication system; It is hereby clarified, that the Company monitors any and all information stored in the Company computers including professional e-mail and/or any information transferred through the Company's computer and communication networks. Furthermore, the Company performs various backups of all information transferred through the Company's computer network systems.

 

10.3.

Monitoring shall be performed at all times without prior notice and by various means. Monitoring can be done either by technological means, with regard to traffic volume and content traffic or by human resources, to the extent necessary where it is being suspected that the Company's policies were breached and/or where there is a need to locate information for ongoing work purposes, need to attend technical malfunctions and/or any other need required for professional and business needs.

 

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10.4.

The Company reserves the right to take control of the computer means provided to the Employee in order to perform his work at all times and without prior notice, and to block any access to it, in order to protect the Company's rights, attending technical malfunctions and for any other professional and/or business purposes.

   

10.5.

For avoidance of any inconvenience and to assure professional usage of the Company's computers, including the electronic e-mail systems, the web, the Company's communication means and the professional e-mail provided to the Employee in order to perform his work; the Employee shall refrain from transferring and/or saving any personal information which the Employee does not wish exposed in his professional e-mail and/or in any other computerized means provided to him by the Company in order to perform his work.

   

10.6.

The Employee understands and free willingly acknowledges that the Company, as an organization which its work is conducted via computer means, is thus obligated, in order to guard proper management of its business, to execute all the means outlined in this Agreement. The Employee undertakes the restrictions derived from the means outlined in this Agreement and in Company's policies.

   

10.7.

Nothing herein, diminishes from the Employee's right to open personal e-mail for himself without using Company's computer means. Such personal e-mail shall not be subject to the Company's monitoring and controlling means compelling all traffic that passes through the Company's computers

   

10.8.

The Employee is aware of and agrees that the Company is entitled to put the information transferred in its computers and communication networks to any use, for the purpose of protecting its rights, at any and all time, without prior notice.

 

11.

Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Intellectual Property Assignment

 

As a pre-condition to the entering into force of this Agreement, the Employee shall execute the Statement of Undertaking –Confidentiality, Non -Compete and Intellectual Property attached hereto as Appendix B and constituting an integral part of this Agreement.

 

12.

Miscellaneous

 

12.1.

This Agreement constitutes a “Notice” as defined in the Notice to Employee (Terms of Employment) Law 5762-2002.

   

12.2.

This Agreement is personal and shall not invoke the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement (“Heskem Kibutsi”), collective arrangement (“Hesder Kibutsi”), expansion orders (“Tzavei Har’hava”) or any other custom, except and only to the extent so mandated by law.

   

12.3.

All payments, benefits (including any benefits in kind) and participation in expenses payable under this Agreement or deriving therefrom, or from the Employee's employment, are subject to deduction of income tax and other compulsory deductions under law as prevailing from time to time, and nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted as imposing upon the Company any liability whatsoever for tax or other compulsory payment due by the Employee for payments or benefits or reimbursements for expenses as aforesaid, or as an undertaking on the part of the Company to gross-up any tax or compulsory payment due by the Employee. The Company shall withhold taxes according to the requirements under the applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the withholding of taxes at source.

 

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12.4.

The Company shall be entitled to set off and deduct from the payments due to the Employee, proven debts which the Employee owes to the Company, all according and subject to the provisions of the applicable law.

   

12.5.

Without derogating from the generality of any other provision of this Agreement, it is hereby declared and agreed that the remuneration and benefits to be given to the Employee by the Company under this Agreement or deriving therefrom, are given by the Company in reliance upon the undertakings given by the Employee pursuant to this Agreement and the compliance by the Employee of his aforesaid undertakings.

   

12.6.

No failure, delay of forbearance of either party in exercising any power or right hereunder shall in any way restrict or diminish such party's rights and powers under this Agreement, or operate as a waiver of any breach or nonperformance by either party of any terms of conditions hereof.

   

12.7.

In the event it shall be determined under any applicable law that a certain provision set forth in this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

   

12.8.

This Agreement, including its Appendixes, is the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior understandings, agreements and discussions between the parties, oral or written.

   

12.9.

Any modification or amendment to the provisions of this Agreement and the appendixes hereto shall be valid only if effected in writing and signed by both parties hereto.

   

12.10.

The Employee acknowledges and confirms that all terms of his employment are personal and confidential, and undertakes to keep such term in confidence and refrain from disclosing such terms to any third party.

   

12.11.

Any notice sent by prepaid registered mail by one party to the other shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee within three business days of its dispatch, and if delivered by hand - at the time of its delivery. The addresses of the parties hereto are as specified in the heading to this Agreement.

   

12.12.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Israel and the competent courts in the district of Tel-Aviv shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising between the parties with respect of this Agreement.

   

12.13.

This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to any third party, at its sole discretion. The Employee may not assign or delegate his rights and obligations under this Agreement to any other party without the Company’s prior written approval.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

Ormat Systems Ltd.

 

Hezi Kattan

 
       

Isaac Angel

CEO

 

 

 
       
       

Signature

 

Signature

 
       
       
       

Date

 

Date

 

 

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Appendix A

 

 

Car Agreement will be send separately

 

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Appendix B

 

Statement of Undertaking –Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Intellectual Property

 

Hezi Kattan (the “Employee”) warrants and undertakes that for as long as he is employed by Ormat Systems Ltd. (the: "Company"), and upon termination of employment thereafter, for any reason, he shall maintain in complete confidence any matters that relate to the Company and its present and future parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates and successors, (all of the aforementioned entities shall be referred to collectively as the “Company Group”), their affairs and/or business, pursuant to this Agreement, and since the Employee has and will have access to the Company Group’s intellectual property he hereby declares and undertakes as follows:

 

1.

Confidentiality

 

1.1.

The Employee undertakes to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information (as defined below), during the term of his employment with the Company and after the termination of such employment, for any reason.

 

Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, the Employee hereby agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or transfer to any person or entity, at any time, either during or subsequent to the employment period, any trade secrets or other confidential information, whether patentable or not, of the Company Group, including but not limited to, all the Company Group’s trade secrets, property, business, any information directly or indirectly related to research and development connected with present or future products, inventions, hardware, software, production processes, discoveries, improvements, developments, innovations, designs, drawings, sketches, design, calculations, diagrams, algorithms, formulas, computer files, computer programs, data, planning processes, list of clients, list of suppliers, costing, prices, terms of payment, plans, business secrets, business plans, plans for research, development, new products, marketing and selling, business plans, budgets and unpublished financial statements, licenses, prices and costs, suppliers and customers, information regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of the Company Group, names of clients, sales, and any other information related to the business of the Company Group and/or their clients, including clients with whom the Company Group is negotiating and including affiliates and/or subsidiaries, present and future, all the foregoing whether or not such information is protectable as a patent or any other proprietary right and any other information purchased or received directly or indirectly in connection with Company Group, their affairs and/or business (collectively, “Confidential Information”), of which the Employee is or becomes informed or aware during the employment period, whether or not developed by the Employee. Confidential Information may be in any form including oral, writing, stored in a computer file and/or in any other digital or other existing and/or future media.

 

Notwithstanding the above, Confidential Information shall not include any information which: (i) was publicly known and made generally available in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure to the Employee; (ii) becomes publicly known and made generally available after disclosure by the Company through no action or inaction of the Employee; (iii) is required by law to be disclosed by the Employee, provided that the Employee gives the Company a prompt written notice of such requirement prior to such disclosure and assistance in obtaining an order protecting the information from public disclosure.

 

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1.2.

The Employee undertakes not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than the performance of his services on behalf of the Company. Without limiting the scope of this duty, he shall only use the Confidential Information for the benefit of the Company Group, and only to the extent required for the performance of the services and may not disclose the Confidential Information to any other third party who is not performing the service.

 

1.3.

The Employee undertakes not to directly or indirectly give and/or transfer, sale, publish, distribution, for any purposes, to any third party, any information in any media, and not to photocopy and/or print and/or duplicate object containing any or all of the Confidential Information without the Company’s Group expressed prior written authorization.

 

1.4.

In the event the Employee is in breach of any of his above obligations, he shall be liable to compensate the Company in respect of all damages and/or expenses incurred by the Company as a result of such a breach, including trial costs and legal fees and statutory VAT, and such being without derogating from any other relief and/or remedy available to the Company by virtue of any law.

 

1.5.

Third Party Information. The Employee understands that the Company Group has received and in the future will receive from third parties confidential or proprietary information ("Third Party Information") subject to a duty on the Company Group's part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the term of the Employee's employment and thereafter, the Employee will hold Third Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose Third Party Information to anyone (other than Company personnel who need to have such information in connection with their work for the Company) and will not use Third Party Information, except in connection with the Employee's work for the Company, unless expressly authorized by an officer of the Company in writing,

 

1.6.

No Improper Use of information of Prior employers and Others- the Employee undertakes that during his employment with the Company he will not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or trade secrets of any former employer or any other person to whom the Employee has an obligation of confidentiality, and he will not bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employer or any other person to whom the Employee has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by that former employer or person.

 

2.

Non-Competition/ Non-Solicitation

 

2.1.

The Employee undertakes that during the period of his employment with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment therewith, for any reason, he shall not, anywhere in the world,

 

 

(a)

Directly or indirectly carry on or hold an interest in any company, venture, entity or other business (other than a minority interest in a publicly traded company) which directly harms or competes with the products or services of the Company Group ("Competing Business"), including, without limitation, as a shareholder.

 

 

(b)

Act as a consultant or employee or officer or in any managerial capacity in a Competing Business or supply in direct competition with the Company restricted services to any person who was provided with services by the Company Group during the period of twelve (12) months immediately prior to the termination date of the Employee's employment with the Company;

 

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(c)

Solicit, canvass or approach or endeavor to solicit, canvass or approach any person who was provided with services by the Company at any time during the period of twelve (12) months immediately prior to the termination date of the Employee's employment with the Company, for the purpose of offering services or products which directly compete with the services or products supplied by the Company Group.

 

 

(d)

Employ, solicit or entice away or endeavor to solicit or entice away from the Company Group any person employed by the Company Group at any time during the period of twelve (12) months immediately prior to the termination date of the Employee's employment with the Company.

 

3.

Intellectual Property, Copyright and Patents

 

 

3.1.

The Employee hereby assigns to the Company, all of the Employee’s rights, title and interest in and to all inventions, trade secrets, professional secrets, innovations, copyrightable works, Confidential Information, discoveries, processes, designs, works of authorship, and other intellectual property and all improvements on existing inventions, discoveries, processes, designs, works and other intellectual property made or discovered by the Employee or any person subordinate to him during the term of employment or as a result of such employment with the Company, for no additional consideration provided that he shall not be required to bear any expenses as a result of such assignment. The Company and its successors shall be entitled to protect any invention and/or patent and/or trade secret and/or professional secret and/or innovation as aforesaid by way of registration and/or in any other manner, in Israel or anywhere else in the world.

 

 

3.2.

The Employee declares that his salary shall constitute full consideration for the above assignment in accordance with Section 134 of the Patents Law – 1967 (hereinafter: the “Patents Law”) and he shall not be entitled to royalties and/or to any other payments or considerations beside his salary for or in respect with the service invention and/or in respect to the above assignment and/or to any intellectual property outcome of his employment and/or in respect to the commercial use of the service invention and/or the products of his services to the Company.

 

 

3.3.

The Employee undertakes that upon the demand of the Company, including after the termination of his employment for any reason, he shall sign, execute and deliver to the Company such documents as the Company may request to confirm the assignment of the Employee’s rights herein, and if requested by the Company, shall assist the Company, and shall execute any necessary documents, at the Company’s expense, in applying for and prosecuting any patents, trademarks, trade secrets or copyright registration which may be available in respect thereof in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel or any other foreign country.

 

 

3.4.

In the event the Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to secure the Employee's signature on any document needed in connection with the actions specified in the preceding paragraph, the Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as his agent and attorney in fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to act for and in the Employee's behalf to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the preceding paragraph with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee.

 

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3.5.

The Employee undertakes to deliver to the Company, written notice of any invention and/or patent and/or commercial secret and/or innovation invented by him and/or Employees of the Company and/or its successors who are subordinate to him, immediately upon the discovery thereof.

 

 

3.6.

The Employee's obligations pursuant to this Section 3 shall survive the termination of his employment with the Company and/or its successors and assigns with respect to inventions conceived by him during the term of his employment or as a result of his employment with the Company.

 

 

3.7.

The Employee acknowledges that the restricted period of time and geographical area specified hereunder are reasonable, in view of the nature of the business in which the Company is engaged, the Employee’s knowledge of the Company’s business and the compensation he receives. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the period of time or the geographical area specified herein should be determined to be unreasonable in any judicial proceeding, then the period of time and area of the restriction shall be reduced so that this Agreement may be enforced in such area and during such period of time as shall be determined to be reasonable by such judicial proceeding. The Employee acknowledges that the compensation and benefits granted to him by the Company under this Agreement were determined, inter alia, in consideration for his obligations under this Appendix.

 

4.

General

 

 

4.1.

Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon the Employee's heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives and will be for the benefit of the Company Group, its successors, and its assigns.

 

 

4.2.

Waiver. No waiver by the Company of any breach of this Agreement shall be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach. No waiver by the Company of any right under this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any other right. The Company shall not be required to give notice to enforce strict adherence to all terms of this Agreement.

 

 

4.3.

Assignment. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company. The Employee may not assign or delegate his duties under this Agreement without the Company's prior written approval.

 

 

4.4.

Injunction. The Employee agrees that it would be difficult to measure damage to the Company Group from any breach of his undertakings set forth in Sections 4.1-4.3 above, and that injury to the Company from any such breach would be impossible to calculate, and that money damages would therefore be an inadequate remedy for any such breach. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that if he breaches any provision of Sections 4.1-4.3 hereof, the Company Group will be entitled, in addition to all other remedies it may have, to an injunction or other appropriate orders to restrain any such breach by the Employee without showing or proving any actual damage sustained by the Company Group.

 

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4.5.

Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel, without giving effect to the rules respecting conflict-of-law.

 

 

 

_______________                         

Name

 

_______________

Signature

 

______________

Date

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

Personal Employment Agreement

 

This personal Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of May 10,2020 by and between Ormat Systems Ltd., registration number 511597239 a company incorporated in the State of Israel, having its offices at the Industrial Area in Yavne, Israel (the “Company”), and Assaf (Assi) Ginzburg, I.D. number 032252850, residing at 1240 2nd Ave south Nashville TN 37210 (the “Employee”).

 

 

WHEREAS

the Company desires to engage the Employee in a full-time position as CFO, as determined under this Agreement, and the Employee represents that he has the required skills, qualifications and knowledge to serve the Company as such; and

 

WHEREAS

the parties desire to state the terms and conditions of the Employee’s engagement by the Company, effective as of the Commencement Date, as set forth below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and covenants contained herein, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows:

 

1.

Preamble

 

 

1.1.

The preamble of this Agreement constitutes an integral part thereof.

 

 

1.2.

The division of the terms of this Agreement into clauses and the headings of the clauses are solely for the sake of convenience and they may not be used for interpretive purposes. The Appendixes to this Agreement constitute an integral part hereof.

 

 

1.3.

References in this Agreement to a particular gender shall be applicable to all genders.

 

2.

Exclusivity of the Agreement

 

 

2.1.

This Agreement is personal and the terms and conditions of the employment of the Employee shall be solely as set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

2.2.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, representations and discussions between them, oral or written.

 

 

2.3.

Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Employee shall not be entitled to any payments or other benefits in respect of his employment and the termination of his employment with the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Absence of Impediment to the Employee's Employment

 

 

3.1.

The Employee warrants, confirms and undertakes that: (i) he is entitled to enter into this Agreement and to assume all of the obligations pursuant hereto; (ii) there is no contractual or other impediment to his entering into this Agreement, fulfilling his obligations hereunder or to his employment with the Company; (iii) his entering into this Agreement and fulfilling his obligations hereunder do not require the consent of any person or entity and that on the date hereof he is free to provide services to the Company upon the terms specified in this Agreement; and (iv) in entering into this Agreement he is not in breach of any other agreement or obligation to which he is or was a party or by which he is bound.

 

4.

Position and Duties

 

 

4.1.

Position. As of 10 May 2020 (the: "Commencement Date") the Employee shall in a full time capacity serve as the CFO, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Employee will report to the CEO.

 

 

4.2.

During the course of his employment with the Company, the Employee shall honestly, diligently, skillfully and faithfully serve the Company. The Employee undertakes to devote all his working time, efforts and the best of his qualifications and skills to promoting the business and affairs of the Company, and further undertakes to comply with the policies and working arrangements of the Company, to loyally and fully comply with the decisions of the Company, its management and his supervisors in Israel and abroad, to follow the Company procedures as established from time to time, to carry out the duties imposed upon him, whatever and whenever they shall be.

 

 

4.3.

The Employee shall at all times act in a manner suitable for his position and status in the Company.

 

 

4.4.

The Employee shall not, without the prior written authorization of the Company, directly or indirectly undertake any other employment, whether as an employee of another employer, a director or independently as an agent or consultant or in any other manner (whether for compensation or otherwise), and shall not assume any position or render services in any of the above-stated manners to any other entity

 

 

4.5.

The Employee undertakes to notify the Company immediately and without delay regarding any matter or subject in respect of which he has a personal interest and/or which might create a conflict of interest with his position in the Company.

 

 

4.6.

The Employee shall not directly or indirectly accept any commission, rebate, discount, or gratuity in cash or in kind, from any person who has or is likely to have a business relationship with the Company.

 

 

4.7.

In carrying out his duties under this Agreement, the Employee shall not make any representations or give any guarantees on behalf of the Company, except as expressly and in advance authorized to do so under his role at the Company.

 

 

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4.8.

The Employee acknowledges and agrees that from time to time he may be required by the Company to travel and stay abroad as part of his duties towards the Company.

 

 

4.9.

Without derogating from any of the Employee’s obligations under any law and under the Company Code of Conduct and under this Agreement, the Employee will fully comply with all applicable anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions and other similar applicable laws (including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977) and regulations. The Employee has received a copy of the Company's code of Conduct (the "Code") and Anti-Corruption Policy (the "Policy") and agrees to comply with the all the provisions of the Code and Policy, as such shall be amended from time to time.

 

 

4.10.

The Employee undertakes to fulfill the responsibilities described in this Agreement and assist the Company and will make himself available to it, even after the termination of his employment relations with the Company, for any reason, in any matter which the Company may reasonably request his assistance, including for the purpose of providing any information relating to his work or actions taken by him and including in the framework of disputes (including legal or quasi-legal proceedings).

 

5.

Salary

 

 

5.1.

Commencing as of the Commencement Date and thereafter, in consideration for the Employee's services, and subject to the fulfillment of all the Employee's duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to a gross monthly salary of 95,000 NIS (the “Salary”).

 

 

5.2.

The Salary shall be updated in accordance with the changes in the cost of living index as follows: Base index is the index known on the Commencement Date. Adjustments will be done quarterly. If there is a decrease in the index, the Salary will not be reduced, but no increases will be granted until the index reaches the level prior to the reduction.

 

As the Employee is employed hereunder in a managerial position involving a fiduciary relationship between the Employee and the Company, the Work and Rest Law (5711-1951), and any other law amending or replacing such law, shall not apply to the Employee or to his employment with the Company, and the Employee shall not be entitled to any compensation in respect of such law. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Salary and the compensation set for him hereunder include a proper and just reward for the requirements of his position and status and the obligation to work at irregular hours of the day. Accordingly, the Employee shall not be entitled to any additional bonus or other payment for extra hours of work. The working hours as CFO in the Company are flexible and may be performed in the offices of the Company or elsewhere, as may be required from time to time.

 

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5.3.

The Salary shall be paid no later than the 9th day of each month, for the preceding month.

 

 

5.4.

All the amounts specified in this Agreement are gross (in Hebrew: “bruto”) sums. The Company shall deduct and withhold all required taxes and other statutory payments, including health insurance contributions and social security contributions from the Salary and from all other rights and benefits received by the Employee.

 

 

5.5.

The Employee shall regard and retain as confidential and shall not divulge to any of the Company’s employees and/or any third party, either during or after the Employee's employment period, directly or indirectly, the terms of the Employee's employment and Salary unless required by law.

 

 

5.6.

All social benefits and/or other payments due and payable to the Employee (if any) shall be calculated only based on the Salary as defined herein. It is hereby declared and agreed that all participation in expenses and any other benefits, including, but without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, bonus payments (if payable) and benefits in kind given to the Employee in the terms of this Agreement or deriving therefrom, do not and shall not form part of the Salary.

 

6.

Managers’ Insurance / Pension Fund

 

 

6.1.

The Company shall comply with the provisions of the "Expansion Order of extensive pension" (the "Order"), with respect to Company and Employee contributions to pension fund and severance pay (“Pension Plan”) as required by the Order. The contributions to the Pension Plan shall be as follows:

 

The contributions to the Pension Plan shall be as follows:

 

 

(a)

In the event that the Employee selects manager’s insurance:

 

 

(i)

The Company shall pay into the manager’s insurance policy an amount equal to 6.5% of the Employee’s Salary on account of pension fund payment (Tagmulim) under the manager’s insurance policy. Such contribution includes contribution to a disability insurance policy on the Employee’s behalf which would insure 75% of the Salary. To the extent necessary, such amount shall be increased to a total maximum of 7.5% of the Salary if such increase is required for purchasing a disability insurance policy insuring 75% of the Salary, provided that Company’s payment to Tagmulim shall not be less than 5% of the Salary;

 

 

(ii)

The Company shall deduct 6% from the Salary on behalf of the Employee and shall transfer such amount to the manager’s insurance policy on account of pension fund payment (Tagmulim) under the manager’s insurance policy;

 

 

(iii)

The Company shall pay into the managers’ insurance policy 8.33% of the Salary for severance pay (Pituzei Piturim).

 

 

(b)

In the event that the Employee selects a pension fund:

 

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(i)

The Company shall pay a sum equal to 6.5% of the Employee’s Salary on account of pension fund payment (Tagmulim).

 

 

(ii)

The Company shall deduct 6% of the Salary on behalf of the Employee and shall transfer such amount to the pension fund as the Employee’s share of the pension fund payment (Tagmulim);

 

 

(iii)

The Company shall pay 8.33% of the Salary for severance pay (Pituzei Piturim) into the pension fund.

 

 

6.2.

The Employee shall be entitled to elect to have the Company make the payments and deductions set forth above to a manager’s insurance policy for part of the Salary and to a pension fund for the remainder of the Salary, and under such circumstances the provisions of Section 6.1 shall apply pro rata to such parts of the Salary as if they were the whole salary.

 

 

6.3.

All the payments and deductions set forth in this Section shall be based upon the Salary, as defined above, in accordance with its amount from time to time, and under no circumstances, shall the payments and deduction set forth in this Section be made with respect to an amount in excess of the Employee’s total Salary.

 

 

6.4.

The Parties hereby declare and agree that the pension arrangement in accordance with this clause constitutes a “beneficial arrangement” for the purpose of the Extension Order (Combined Version) for Mandatory Pension under the Collective Agreements Law, 5717-1957 (the “Pension Extension Order”), and the Company shall not be under any obligation to provide any pension arrangement as provided in the Pension Extension Order other than as provided under this Section 6.

 

 

6.5.

In accordance with Section 9 of the Order, Company’s contributions to severance pay as aforementioned shall be in lieu of payment of severance pay, pursuant to Section 14 of the Severance Pay Law.

 

 

6.6.

Other than in events in which the Company is entitled to withhold the Pension Plan under the Pension Extension Order, the Company shall automatically transfer the Pension Plan to the Employee, subject to any applicable law, upon the termination of the Employee’s employment by either party.

 

 

6.7.

The Company’s and the Employee’s pension contributions indicated in this section shall be updated and amended according to the applicable law.

 

7.

Advanced Study Fund

 

 

7.1.

The Company shall make monthly contributions on the Employee's behalf to a recognized advanced study fund (“Keren Hishtalmut”) (hereinafter the “Study Fund”), in an amount equal to 7.5% of the monthly Salary of the employee. In addition, the Company shall deduct 2.5% from the monthly Salary of the employee also to be paid to the Study Fund as recognized by the Income Tax Authorities. It is hereby clarified that the sums contributed by the Company to the Education Fund will not exceed the exempted limit recognized by the Income Tax Authority from time to time.

 

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7.2.

The sums contributed by the Employee shall be deducted by the Company directly from the monthly Salary of the employee. The Employee hereby instructs the Company to transfer to the Study Fund from each monthly Salary of the employee due to him the amount of the Employee's and the Company's contribution, as set forth above.

 

 

7.3.

Should any tax or other compulsory payment be imposed and payable in respect of the Company’s contributions to the Study Fund, such tax shall be paid by the Employee and deduct according to law.

 

 

7.4.

The Study Fund shall be transferred to the Employee, subject to any applicable law, upon the termination of the Employee's employment.

 

8.

Additional Benefits

 

 

8.1.

Vacation. The Employee shall be entitled to 22 days vacation in each calendar year. The Employee is required to make every reasonable effort to exercise his annual vacation during the year it is accrued and shall be obliged to take at least five (5) paid vacation days during each year of the Employee’s employment; provided however, that if the Employee is unable to utilize all the vacation days, he will be entitled to accumulate the unused balance of the vacation hours standing to his credit up to a maximum of 50 days annually (the "Maximum"). The Employee shall be entitled to redeem the unused vacation days up to the Maximum upon termination of employment. Vacation shall be taken in accordance with the Company policy and prior approval. For avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby agreed that the Company shall be entitled to set uniform dates for vacation to all or part of its employees, as it shall deem fit. The Employee shall be permitted to take up to 5 more additional unpaid vacation days during each year of the Employee’s employment.

 

 

8.2.

Recreation Pay. The Employee shall be entitled to annual recreation pay (“Dmey Havra-ah”) for 10 days per year, in the amount determined in accordance with the applicable law.

 

 

8.3.

Sick Leave. The Employee shall be entitled to sick leave (“Yemei Mahala”) as provided by the Sickness Pay Law, 5736-1976, The Employee shall notify the Company, immediately, of any absence due to sickness and furnish the Company with an applicable medical certificate to approve it. Sick days are not redeemable and may not be converted into cash.

 

 

8.4.

Expenses. The Company will reimburse the Employee for business expenses borne by the Employee, or are incurred in performing his duties in accordance with the general practices and policies of the Company as adopted by the board of directors of the Company from time to time, and against valid invoices furnished by the Employee to the Company. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the Company shall bear the annual fees payable to the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel. For the avoidance of doubt any flights that the Employee is required to take in the framework of his employment with the Company shall be according to the prevailing company’s travel policy.

 

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8.5.

The Company will cover for the Employee an annual checkup at a medical center (“Seker Refui”), but not any additional tests or treatments.

 

 

8.6.

Car.

 

 

(a)

The Employee shall be entitled to receive a leased car up to managerial category suitable for his position (the "Car").

 

 

(b)

The Company shall bear all expenses related to the Car as detailed in Appendix A however the Employee shall bear and pay all expenses relating to any violation of law committed in connection with the use of the Car, including any parking or traffic fines, and will bear the sole liability in connection therewith

 

 

(c)

Employee shall take good care of the Car and ensure that the provisions of the insurance policy and the Company’s rules relating to the Car are strictly, lawfully and carefully observed.

 

 

(d)

The Employee shall bear any and all taxes applicable to him in connection with the Car and the use thereof, in accordance with income tax regulations applicable thereto.

 

 

(e)

To avoid any doubt, the Car granted to the Employee’s use shall be in lieu of traveling expenses as required by applicable law.

 

 

(f)

The current procedure related to the leased Car is described in Appendix A, attached hereto. The annual travel kilometer allocation shall be 40,000 kilometer.

 

 

(g)

The Employee hereby irrevocably authorizes the Company to set off and deduct all amounts that he may be owed to the Company under this subsection 8.6 and under Appendix A against any and all amounts due to him from the Company under this Agreement.

 

 

(h)

The Employee shall return the Car (together with its keys and any other equipment supplied and/or installed therein by Company) to the Company upon termination of his employment with Company. The Employee shall have no rights of lien with respect to Company Car and/or any other equipment relating thereto as above mentioned.

 

 

(i)

The employee can waive this benefit and will be compensated in his salary according to the Company’s procedures.

 

 

8.7.

Cell Phone and Laptop.

 

 

(a)

During the Employee's employment with the Company, the Employee shall be entitled to a cellular phone and a laptop computer, all expenses related to use and maintenance of the laptop and phone shall be paid by the Company; provided however, that any personal usage of the cellular phone by the Employee shall be done reasonably and in accordance with the Company's policy.

 

 

(b)

Alternative, the Employee shall be entitled to receive in lieu of the Company cellular phone as mentioned above, full reimbursement of expenses incurred by him with respect to usage of his private cellular phone in accordance with the Company's policy.

 

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(c)

At the end of the Employee's employment with the Company, the Employee shall return the cellular phone to the Company (together with any other equipment provided to the Employee).

 

 

(d)

The Employee shall bear all tax obligations related to the cellular phone and the Company shall be entitled to deduct such costs and expenses from the Salary.

 

 

8.8.

Annual Bonus.

 

 

(a)

It is the intention of the Company to grant Employee an annual bonus, per the discretion of the CEO and the approval of the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors of the Company or the parent company of the Company, as applicable (the: “Annual Bonus”).

 

 

(b)

The details of this Annual Bonus and its sum will be determined based on criteria to be established by the Company from time to time.

 

 

(c)

For the avoidance of any doubt it is hereby clarified that the Annual Bonus shall not constitute a part of the Salary for any purpose whatsoever, including for the purpose of the calculation of the Employee’s severance pay, to the extent such payment is applicable.

 

 

(d)

If the employee employment is terminated not for cause, the employee will be entitled to a pro-rata bonus for that year.

 

 

8.9.

Employee Equity Awards

 

 

(a)

Subject to the receipt of any and all approvals required under applicable law, including the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company and the shareholders of the Company, the Employee may be eligible to participate in an employee equity incentive plan. Any grant under any employee equity incentive plan is subject to the terms and conditions of employee equity incentive plan as may be amended from time to time and to the equity agreement under which the grant was made.

 

The amount of the equity award that will be granted is subject to the approval by the Board of Directors of the Company and the shareholders of the Company, if required.

 

9.

Employment Term and Termination

 

 

9.1.

This Agreement shall be in effect commencing as of the Commencement Date and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

 

9.2.

The Employee’s employment may be terminated by either party, at any time, pursuant to the delivery of 4 (four) months prior written notice (the "Notice Period").

 

 

9.3.

During the Notice Period and unless otherwise determined by the Company the Employee shall continue to perform his duties until the conclusion of the Notice Period, and cooperate with the Company in assisting the integration of the person who will assume the Employee's responsibilities. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the Company shall have the right not to take advantage of the full Notice Period and may terminate the Employee's employment at any time during the Notice Period. In the event of such termination, the Company shall pay the Employee his Salary and other related benefits (as detailed above) due to him hereunder as he would have been entitled to receive for the remaining period of the Notice Period.

 

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9.4.

It is hereby expressly stated that the Company reserves the right to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time during the Notice Period, regardless of whether notice of termination of employment was delivered by the Company or whether such notice was delivered by the Employee. In the latter case such termination shall not constitute a dismissal of the Employee by the Company.

 

 

9.5.

Without derogating from the Company’s rights under this Agreement and according to law, and notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may terminate the Employee's employment immediately without the delivery of a prior written notice and/or payment for Notice Period, in the event of a Cause (as defined below and subject to any applicable law) and the employment relationship shall be deemed effectively terminated as of the time of delivery of such notice.

 

The term "Cause" shall mean (a) a breach of trust, fiduciary obligations or duties of care, including but not limited to, theft, embezzlement, self-dealing, prohibited disclosure to unauthorized persons or entities of confidential or proprietary information of or relating to the Company, its business, and its subsidiaries, affiliates or associated entities; (b) conviction of the Employee in a crime or felony involving moral turpitude or any crime involving fraud; (c) the Employee's serious intentional misconduct which adversely affects the Company; (d) an intentional and willful action taken by the Employee harming the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or associated entities; (e) Employee’s insubordination of any lawful resolution and/or instruction of the Board with respect to Employee’s duties and/or responsibilities towards the Company (f) any material breach of the Statement of Undertaking - Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Intellectual Property attached hereto as Appendix B by the Employee; and (g) any other act or omission that constitutes "cause" under the laws of the State of Israel or that annuls the Employee rights to receive severance payments under the applicable law.

 

 

9.6.

In the event that the Employee terminates his employment with the Company, for any reason, without the delivery of a written notice in accordance with Section 9.2 above, or completion of the Notice Period, the Company shall be entitled to deduct from any debt which it may owe the Employee an amount equal to the Salary that would have been paid to the Employee during the Notice Period, had he worked.

 

 

9.7.

The Employee undertakes that immediately upon the termination of his employment with the Company, for any reason, he shall act as follows:

 

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(a)

He shall deliver and/or return to the Company all the documents, CD's or other magnetic media, letters, notes, reports and other papers in his possession and relating to his employment with the Company and the fulfillment of his duties, as well as any equipment and/or other property belonging to the Company which was placed at his disposal, including any computer equipment, telephone equipment, the Employee ID badge or other equipment. The Employee shall not have any lien or other similar right over any equipment and/or other property belonging to the Company as aforesaid.

 

 

(b)

He shall delete any information relating to the Company or its business from his personal computer, if any;

 

 

(c)

He shall coordinate the termination of his employment with his supervisors, and he shall transfer in an orderly fashion and in accordance with Company procedures and in accordance with the timetable determined by his supervisors, all documents and information and all matters which with he dealt, to whomever the Company instructs, all in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

 

9.8.

The Employee undertakes to be reasonably available to the Company after the term of his employment, for the purpose of providing information related to his employment period, or to his activities during such period, including, if requested by the Company, appearance before any court or another authority. The Company will cover all reasonable costs incurred by Employee in connection with fulfillment of his obligation under this clause.

 

10.

Company's Computers

 

 

10.1.

The e-mail provided to the Employee by the Company upon the commencement of his employment is a professional e-mail, designated to be used by the Employee only for the purpose of performing his work in the Company and the Employee is required to use it only for professional purposes.

 

 

10.2.

In order to guard Company's confidential information and prevent impairments, computer viruses and transfer of illegal information and/or software and/or copyright infringement and/or destruction to computer web traffic and/or damages to Company's communication and/or Company's reputation and/or any other damages to the Company's business and/or its ongoing business and its customers' relations and in order to verify that the use of the Company's computer systems is being done for work purposes and conducted in accordance with the applicable Company's policies, and in order to prevent the Company's exposure to any damage due to unauthorized use of Company's computer network and communication system; It is hereby clarified, that the Company monitors any and all information stored in the Company computers including professional e-mail and/or any information transferred through the Company's computer and communication networks. Furthermore, the Company performs various backups of all information transferred through the Company's computer network systems.

 

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10.3.

Monitoring shall be performed at all times without prior notice and by various means. Monitoring can be done either by technological means, with regard to traffic volume and content traffic or by human resources, to the extent necessary where it is being suspected that the Company's policies were breached and/or where there is a need to locate information for ongoing work purposes, need to attend technical malfunctions and/or any other need required for professional and business needs.

 

 

10.4.

The Company reserves the right to take control of the computer means provided to the Employee in order to perform his work at all times and without prior notice, and to block any access to it, in order to protect the Company's rights, attending technical malfunctions and for any other professional and/or business purposes.

 

 

10.5.

For avoidance of any inconvenience and to assure professional usage of the Company's computers, including the electronic e-mail systems, the web, the Company's communication means and the professional e-mail provided to the Employee in order to perform his work; the Employee shall refrain from transferring and/or saving any personal information which the Employee does not wish exposed in his professional e-mail and/or in any other computerized means provided to him by the Company in order to perform his work.

 

 

10.6.

The Employee understands and free willingly acknowledges that the Company, as an organization which its work is conducted via computer means, is thus obligated, in order to guard proper management of its business, to execute all the means outlined in this Agreement. The Employee undertakes the restrictions derived from the means outlined in this Agreement and in Company's policies.

 

 

10.7.

Nothing herein, diminishes from the Employee's right to open personal e-mail for himself without using Company's computer means. Such personal e-mail shall not be subject to the Company's monitoring and controlling means compelling all traffic that passes through the Company's computers

 

 

10.8.

The Employee is aware of and agrees that the Company is entitled to put the information transferred in its computers and communication networks to any use, for the purpose of protecting its rights, at any and all time, without prior notice.

 

 

11.

Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Intellectual Property Assignment

 

As a pre-condition to the entering into force of this Agreement, the Employee shall execute the Statement of Undertaking –Confidentiality, Non -Compete and Intellectual Property attached hereto as Appendix B and constituting an integral part of this Agreement. Such will not derogate of any other similar obligation the employee has.

 

12.

Miscellaneous

 

 

12.1.

This Agreement constitutes a “Notice” as defined in the Notice to Employee (Terms of Employment) Law 5762-2002.

 

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12.2.

This Agreement is personal and shall not invoke the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement (“Heskem Kibutsi”), collective arrangement (“Hesder Kibutsi”), expansion orders (“Tzavei Har’hava”) or any other custom, except and only to the extent so mandated by law.

 

 

12.3.

All payments, benefits (including any benefits in kind) and participation in expenses payable under this Agreement or deriving therefrom, or from the Employee's employment, are subject to deduction of income tax and other compulsory deductions under law as prevailing from time to time, and nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted as imposing upon the Company any liability whatsoever for tax or other compulsory payment due by the Employee for payments or benefits or reimbursements for expenses as aforesaid, or as an undertaking on the part of the Company to gross-up any tax or compulsory payment due by the Employee. The Company shall withhold taxes according to the requirements under the applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the withholding of taxes at source.

 

 

12.4.

The Company shall be entitled to set off and deduct from the payments due to the Employee, proven debts which the Employee owes to the Company, all according and subject to the provisions of the applicable law.

 

 

12.5.

Without derogating from the generality of any other provision of this Agreement, it is hereby declared and agreed that the remuneration and benefits to be given to the Employee by the Company under this Agreement or deriving therefrom, are given by the Company in reliance upon the undertakings given by the Employee pursuant to this Agreement and the compliance by the Employee of his aforesaid undertakings.

 

 

12.6.

No failure, delay of forbearance of either party in exercising any power or right hereunder shall in any way restrict or diminish such party's rights and powers under this Agreement, or operate as a waiver of any breach or nonperformance by either party of any terms of conditions hereof.

 

 

12.7.

In the event it shall be determined under any applicable law that a certain provision set forth in this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

 

12.8.

This Agreement, including its Appendixes, is the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior understandings, agreements and discussions between the parties, oral or written.

 

 

12.9.

Any modification or amendment to the provisions of this Agreement and the appendixes hereto shall be valid only if effected in writing and signed by both parties hereto.

 

 

12.10.

The Employee acknowledges and confirms that all terms of his employment are personal and confidential, and undertakes to keep such term in confidence and refrain from disclosing such terms to any third party.

 

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12.11.

Any notice sent by prepaid registered mail by one party to the other shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee within three business days of its dispatch, and if delivered by hand - at the time of its delivery. The addresses of the parties hereto are as specified in the heading to this Agreement.

 

 

12.12.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Israel and the competent courts in the district of Tel-Aviv shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising between the parties with respect of this Agreement.

 

 

12.13.

This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to any third party, at its sole discretion. The Employee may not assign or delegate his rights and obligations under this Agreement to any other party without the Company’s prior written approval.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

Ormat Systems Ltd.

Assaf (Assi) Ginzburg

 

Isaac Angel

CEO

 

________________________

Signature

________________________

Signature

 

________________________

Date

________________________

Date

 

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Appendix A

 

 

Car Agreement will be send separately

 

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Appendix B

 

Statement of Undertaking –Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Intellectual Property

 

Assaf (Assi) Ginzburg (the “Employee”) warrants and undertakes that for as long as he is employed by Ormat Systems Ltd. (the: "Company"), and upon termination of employment thereafter, for any reason, he shall maintain in complete confidence any matters that relate to the Company and its present and future parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates and successors, (all of the aforementioned entities shall be referred to collectively as the “Company Group”), their affairs and/or business, pursuant to this Agreement, and since the Employee has and will have access to the Company Group’s intellectual property he hereby declares and undertakes as follows:

 

1.

Confidentiality

 

1.1.

The Employee undertakes to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information (as defined below), during the term of his employment with the Company and after the termination of such employment, for any reason.

 

Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, the Employee hereby agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or transfer to any person or entity, at any time, either during or subsequent to the employment period, any trade secrets or other confidential information, whether patentable or not, of the Company Group, including but not limited to, all the Company Group’s trade secrets, property, business, any information directly or indirectly related to research and development connected with present or future products, inventions, hardware, software, production processes, discoveries, improvements, developments, innovations, designs, drawings, sketches, design, calculations, diagrams, algorithms, formulas, computer files, computer programs, data, planning processes, list of clients, list of suppliers, costing, prices, terms of payment, plans, business secrets, business plans, plans for research, development, new products, marketing and selling, business plans, budgets and unpublished financial statements, licenses, prices and costs, suppliers and customers, information regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of the Company Group, names of clients, sales, and any other information related to the business of the Company Group and/or their clients, including clients with whom the Company Group is negotiating and including affiliates and/or subsidiaries, present and future, all the foregoing whether or not such information is protectable as a patent or any other proprietary right and any other information purchased or received directly or indirectly in connection with Company Group, their affairs and/or business (collectively, “Confidential Information”), of which the Employee is or becomes informed or aware during the employment period, whether or not developed by the Employee. Confidential Information may be in any form including oral, writing, stored in a computer file and/or in any other digital or other existing and/or future media.

 

Notwithstanding the above, Confidential Information shall not include any information which: (i) was publicly known and made generally available in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure to the Employee; (ii) becomes publicly known and made generally available after disclosure by the Company through no action or inaction of the Employee; (iii) is required by law to be disclosed by the Employee, provided that the Employee gives the Company a prompt written notice of such requirement prior to such disclosure and assistance in obtaining an order protecting the information from public disclosure.

 

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1.2.

The Employee undertakes not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than the performance of his services on behalf of the Company. Without limiting the scope of this duty, he shall only use the Confidential Information for the benefit of the Company Group, and only to the extent required for the performance of the services and may not disclose the Confidential Information to any other third party who is not performing the service.

 

 

1.3.

The Employee undertakes not to directly or indirectly give and/or transfer, sale, publish, distribution, for any purposes, to any third party, any information in any media, and not to photocopy and/or print and/or duplicate object containing any or all of the Confidential Information without the Company’s Group expressed prior written authorization.

 

 

1.4.

In the event the Employee is in breach of any of his above obligations, he shall be liable to compensate the Company in respect of all damages and/or expenses incurred by the Company as a result of such a breach, including trial costs and legal fees and statutory VAT, and such being without derogating from any other relief and/or remedy available to the Company by virtue of any law.

 

 

1.5.

Third Party Information. The Employee understands that the Company Group has received and in the future will receive from third parties confidential or proprietary information ("Third Party Information") subject to a duty on the Company Group's part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the term of the Employee's employment and thereafter, the Employee will hold Third Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose Third Party Information to anyone (other than Company personnel who need to have such information in connection with their work for the Company) and will not use Third Party Information, except in connection with the Employee's work for the Company, unless expressly authorized by an officer of the Company in writing,

 

 

1.6.

No Improper Use of information of Prior employers and Others- the Employee undertakes that during his employment with the Company he will not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or trade secrets of any former employer or any other person to whom the Employee has an obligation of confidentiality, and he will not bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employer or any other person to whom the Employee has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by that former employer or person.

 

2.

Non-Competition/ Non-Solicitation

 

 

2.1.

The Employee undertakes that during the period of his employment with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment therewith, for any reason, he shall not, anywhere in the world,

 

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(a)

Directly or indirectly carry on or hold an interest in any company, venture, entity or other business (other than a minority interest in a publicly traded company) which directly harms or competes with the products or services of the Company Group ("Competing Business"), including, without limitation, as a shareholder.

 

 

(b)

Act as a consultant or employee or officer or in any managerial capacity in a Competing Business or supply in direct competition with the Company restricted services to any person who was provided with services by the Company Group during the period of twelve (12) months immediately prior to the termination date of the Employee's employment with the Company;

 

 

(c)

Solicit, canvass or approach or endeavor to solicit, canvass or approach any person who was provided with services by the Company at any time during the period of twelve (12) months immediately prior to the termination date of the Employee's employment with the Company, for the purpose of offering services or products which directly compete with the services or products supplied by the Company Group.

 

 

(d)

Employ, solicit or entice away or endeavor to solicit or entice away from the Company Group any person employed by the Company Group at any time during the period of twelve (12) months immediately prior to the termination date of the Employee's employment with the Company.

 

3.

Intellectual Property, Copyright and Patents

 

 

3.1.

The Employee hereby assigns to the Company, all of the Employee’s rights, title and interest in and to all inventions, trade secrets, professional secrets, innovations, copyrightable works, Confidential Information, discoveries, processes, designs, works of authorship, and other intellectual property and all improvements on existing inventions, discoveries, processes, designs, works and other intellectual property made or discovered by the Employee or any person subordinate to him during the term of employment or as a result of such employment with the Company, for no additional consideration provided that he shall not be required to bear any expenses as a result of such assignment. The Company and its successors shall be entitled to protect any invention and/or patent and/or trade secret and/or professional secret and/or innovation as aforesaid by way of registration and/or in any other manner, in Israel or anywhere else in the world.

 

 

3.2.

The Employee declares that his salary shall constitute full consideration for the above assignment in accordance with Section 134 of the Patents Law – 1967 (hereinafter: the “Patents Law”) and he shall not be entitled to royalties and/or to any other payments or considerations beside his salary for or in respect with the service invention and/or in respect to the above assignment and/or to any intellectual property outcome of his employment and/or in respect to the commercial use of the service invention and/or the products of his services to the Company.

 

 

3.3.

The Employee undertakes that upon the demand of the Company, including after the termination of his employment for any reason, he shall sign, execute and deliver to the Company such documents as the Company may request to confirm the assignment of the Employee’s rights herein, and if requested by the Company, shall assist the Company, and shall execute any necessary documents, at the Company’s expense, in applying for and prosecuting any patents, trademarks, trade secrets or copyright registration which may be available in respect thereof in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel or any other foreign country.

 

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3.4.

In the event the Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to secure the Employee's signature on any document needed in connection with the actions specified in the preceding paragraph, the Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as his agent and attorney in fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to act for and in the Employee's behalf to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the preceding paragraph with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee.

 

 

3.5.

The Employee undertakes to deliver to the Company, written notice of any invention and/or patent and/or commercial secret and/or innovation invented by him and/or Employees of the Company and/or its successors who are subordinate to him, immediately upon the discovery thereof.

 

 

3.6.

The Employee's obligations pursuant to this Section 3 shall survive the termination of his employment with the Company and/or its successors and assigns with respect to inventions conceived by him during the term of his employment or as a result of his employment with the Company.

 

 

3.7.

The Employee acknowledges that the restricted period of time and geographical area specified hereunder are reasonable, in view of the nature of the business in which the Company is engaged, the Employee’s knowledge of the Company’s business and the compensation he receives. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the period of time or the geographical area specified herein should be determined to be unreasonable in any judicial proceeding, then the period of time and area of the restriction shall be reduced so that this Agreement may be enforced in such area and during such period of time as shall be determined to be reasonable by such judicial proceeding. The Employee acknowledges that the compensation and benefits granted to him by the Company under this Agreement were determined, inter alia, in consideration for his obligations under this Appendix.

 

4.

General

 

 

4.1.

Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon the Employee's heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives and will be for the benefit of the Company Group, its successors, and its assigns.

 

 

4.2.

Waiver. No waiver by the Company of any breach of this Agreement shall be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach. No waiver by the Company of any right under this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any other right. The Company shall not be required to give notice to enforce strict adherence to all terms of this Agreement.

 

 

4.3.

Assignment. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company. The Employee may not assign or delegate his duties under this Agreement without the Company's prior written approval.

 

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4.4.

Injunction. The Employee agrees that it would be difficult to measure damage to the Company Group from any breach of his undertakings set forth in Sections 4.1-4.3 above, and that injury to the Company from any such breach would be impossible to calculate, and that money damages would therefore be an inadequate remedy for any such breach. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that if he breaches any provision of Sections 4.1-4.3 hereof, the Company Group will be entitled, in addition to all other remedies it may have, to an injunction or other appropriate orders to restrain any such breach by the Employee without showing or proving any actual damage sustained by the Company Group.

 

 

4.5.

This Agreement also constitutes an "Announcement" of employment terms according to the Employee and Candidates Notification Law (Terms of Employment and Application Process) – 2002.

 

 

4.6.

Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel, without giving effect to the rules respecting conflict-of-law.

 

 

_______________                         

Name

 

_______________

Signature

 

______________

Date

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Isaac Angel, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 of Ormat Technologies, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

By: /s/ ISAAC ANGEL  

 

Isaac Angel
Chief Executive Officer

   

 

Date: May 11, 2020

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Assaf Ginzburg, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 of Ormat Technologies, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

By: /s/ ASSAF GINZBURG   

 

Assaf Ginzburg
Chief Financial Officer

   

 

Date: May 11, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Isaac Angel, certify, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the quarterly report of Ormat Technologies, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (i) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and (ii) that information contained in such quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Ormat Technologies, Inc. This written statement is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit accompanying such quarterly report and shall not be deemed filed pursuant to the Exchange Act.

 

       
 

By:

/s/ ISAAC ANGEL          

 
   

Name: Isaac Angel

 
   

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: May 11, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Assaf Ginzburg, certify, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the quarterly report of Ormat Technologies, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (i) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and (ii) that information contained in such quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Ormat Technologies, Inc. This written statement is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit accompanying such quarterly report and shall not be deemed filed pursuant to the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ ASSAF GINZBURG

 
   

Name: Assaf Ginzburg
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 
       

 

Date: May 11, 2020