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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): August 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. ☐
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
August 26, 2025, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding business growth in the United
Arab Emirates. 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 August 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. |
| |
|
| Dated:
August 27, 2025 |
/s/
Philipp Stratmann |
| |
Philipp
Stratmann |
| |
President
and Chief Executive Officer |
