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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 25, 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 2.01.  Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
 
On January 25, 2019, SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) closed its previously announced acquisition of a majority stake (approximately 57%) of S.M.R.E Spa (“SMRE”), a provider of innovative integrated powertrain technology and electronics for electric vehicles.  The company paid the aggregate purchase price of approximately $85 million, including transaction expenses, in the form of approximately 1.2 million shares of SolarEdge common stock and the remainder in cash.  The common stock of SolarEdge paid in the acquisition was issued without registration pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 3.02.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

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 closing of 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 25, 2019
By:
/s/ Ronen Faier  
    Name: Ronen Faier  
    Title: Chief Financial Officer