** Shares of Ormat Technologies Inc ORA.N down shares down
~7% post-market after geothermal energy storage firm launches
follow-on
** Co looks to sell 3.6 mln shares for general purposes,
working capital, capex and potential acquisitions
** Goldman Sachs sole bookrunner for offering slated to
price overnight
** ORA closed up 1.7% at $89.49 on Tues
** Co has ~56.1 mln shares outstanding
** Stock up 3.5% YTD amid ~21% gain over the past 12 months
** Japanese financial services firm Orix Corp 8591.T is
top ORA holder with ~12% stake, or ~6.7 mln shares, per
Refinitiv
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
((lance.tupper@thomsonreuters.com
lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))