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

FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 10, 2017
 

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Delaware
 
001-36894
 
20-5338862
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
1 HaMada Street, Herziliya Pituach, Israel
 
4673335
(Address of Principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: 972 (9) 957-6620
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held an annual meeting of stockholders on May 10, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on three matters:  the reelection of Ms. Tal Payne and Mr. Marcel Gani as Class II members of the Board of Directors, ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as the Company’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2017, and an Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation.

Proposal No. 1.  Election of Directors.

The stockholders approved the reelection of Ms. Tal Payne and Mr. Marcel Gani as Class II members of the Board of Directors to serve until the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Annual Meeting.  Each Class II member was elected at the Annual Meeting as follows:

   
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker
Non-Votes
 
Tal Payne
   
12,281,211
     
4,520,593
     
91,866
     
4,469,305
 
Marcel Gani
   
12,274,282
     
4,526,701
     
92,687
     
4,469,305
 
 
Proposal No. 2.  Ratification of Appointment of Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of EY Global (“Ernst & Young”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.  Proposal No. 2 was approved at the Annual Meeting as follows:

For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker
Non-Votes
 
 
20,964,240
     
294,708
     
104,027
     
0
 
 
Proposal No. 3. Advisory Vote to Approve the Frequency of Future Votes to Approve Executive Officer Compensation.

The stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, future votes to approve executive compensation on an annual basis by the following vote:

Annual
   
Every Two Years
   
Every Three Years
   
Abstain
 
 
16,399,929
     
5,287
     
410,052
     
78,402
 
 
Based on these results, and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year.



SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
Date:  May 11, 2017
By: /s/ Ronen Faier
 
Name: Ronen Faier
Title:   Chief Financial Officer