Under the Transaction, Ormat also has the option, exercisable for 4 years, to acquire an additional geothermal lease. Shareholder approval for the Transaction was obtained at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held on August 22, 2014. Details of the Transaction were previously disclosed in news releases dated June 11, 2014, and August 5, 2014.
The benefits to AER resulting from the Transaction include: receipt today of US$1,490,000 to the treasury; freeing up US$175,000 of cash that is currently pledged for geothermal well bonds; removal of liability for geothermal well abandonment costs of approximately US$450,000; and elimination on-going geothermal lease payment obligations.
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