Ocean Power (OPTT) director awarded 593,208 shares as RSUs vest

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Ocean Power Technologies director Peter E. Slaiby reported the vesting of 593,208 shares of common stock on January 16, 2026. The shares were acquired at no cost to him, as they came from restricted stock units that convert into common stock when they vest. After this award, he beneficially owns 1,052,014 shares directly. The filing notes that each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of restricted stock, and that these shares were acquired upon vesting of a unit grant made in January 2025.

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Equity Compensation Analyst

Director received a large RSU vesting, increasing direct share ownership.

The filing shows Peter E. Slaiby, a director of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., acquiring 593,208 shares of common stock on January 16, 2026. The transaction code "A" and a per-share price of $0.0000 indicate an equity award or vesting, not an open-market purchase. Footnotes explain that each restricted stock unit converts into one share of restricted stock and these shares came from a unit grant made in January 2025.

Following this vesting, his directly held stake rises to 1,052,014 shares of common stock. Because this is a non-cash, equity-based compensation event for a director, it is generally viewed as routine rather than thesis-changing. The main takeaway is an updated picture of insider equity ownership and the scale of prior RSU grants now vesting.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Slaiby Peter E.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

28 ENGELHARD DRIVE, SUITE B

(Street)

MONROE TOWNSHIP NJ 08831

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. [ OPTT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/16/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/16/2026		A		593,208(2)	A	(1)	1,052,014	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's restricted stock.

2. Shares acquired upon the vesting of a restricted stock unit granted in January 2025.

	/s/ Peter E. Slaiby	01/21/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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