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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 Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2025
Ocean
Power Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
|
001-33417 |
|
22-2535818 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.) |
28
Engelhard Drive, Suite B
Monroe
Township, New Jersey |
|
08831 |
| (Address
of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
(609)
730-0400
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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☐ |
Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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☐ |
Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol (s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Common
Stock, $0.001 Par Value |
|
OPTT |
|
NYSE
American |
| Series
A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights |
|
N/A |
|
NYSE
American |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
On
June 26, 2025, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a new patent. A copy of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
| Item
9.01 | Financial
Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibits
| 99.1 |
Press release dated June 26, 2025. |
| 104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded
within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| |
Ocean Power
Technologies, Inc. |
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|
| Dated: June 30, 2025 |
/s/
Philipp Stratmann |
| |
Philipp Stratmann |
| |
President and Chief Executive
Officer |
