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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): January 8, 2026
Ocean
Power Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
|
001-33417
(Commission
File
Number) |
|
22-2535818
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) |
28
Engelhard Drive, Suite B
Monroe
Township, New Jersey
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
|
08831
(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):
| |
☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
|
| |
☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
|
| |
☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|
| |
☐ |
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
7.01 | Regulation
FD Disclosure. |
On
January 8, 2026, Philipp Stratmann, Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), participated
in a podcast interview with Water Tower Research, LLC. A copy of the transcript of the interview is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is
hereby incorporated by reference.
In
accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Item 7.01 and in the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall be
deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
| Item
9.01 | Financial
Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibits
| *99.1 |
Transcript of podcast interview given by Philipp Stratmann on January 8, 2026. |
| |
|
| 104 |
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
*
Furnished herewith.
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:
January 9, 2026 |
/s/
Philipp Stratmann |
| |
Philipp
Stratmann |
| |
President
and Chief Executive Officer |
