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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.exhibit_99-1.htm
EX-2.1 - EXHIBIT 2.1 - SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.exhibit_2-1.htm

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):  January 7, 2019
 

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
 
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 7, 2019, SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority holding in SMRE S.p.A. (“SMRE”) from MTI Holding s.r.l., Mr. Gabriele Amati and Mr. Giampaolo Giammarioli. Headquartered in Italy, SMRE provides innovative integrated powertrain technology and electronics for electric vehicles. SMRE’s stock is publicly traded on the Italian AIM.

The acquisition entails a purchase of approximately 51% of the outstanding shares of SMRE pursuant to a share purchase agreement, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $77 million, with 50% of such amount to be payable in cash and the remaining 50% of the purchase price to be payable in approximately 1.1 million shares of SolarEdge common stock, approximately 75% of such shares will be subject to restrictions on sale by the holder for a period of 12 to 48 months after the closing date.

The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks and will be followed by a mandatory tender offer in which SolarEdge will offer to purchase, subject to regulatory reviews and approvals, the remaining outstanding ordinary shares of SMRE that are currently listed on the Italian AIM stock exchange, in an all cash transaction, with the goal of SMRE becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of SolarEdge.

The common stock of SolarEdge issuable in the initial acquisition will be issued without registration pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  SolarEdge has agreed to provide registration rights to the holders of shares of SolarEdge common stock issued in connection with the initial acquisition.

The Share Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.01.                     Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company issued a press release with respect to the acquisition, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information provided in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.                       Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description


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: January 7, 2019
By:         /s/ Ronen Faier
 
 
Name:   Ronen Faier
Title:     Chief Financial Officer