optt20161010_8k.htm

 

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): October 10, 2016

 

 

 

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.)

 

1590 Reed Road

Pennington, New Jersey

(Address of principal executive offices)

08534

(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 240.14-2(b))

 

[   ]     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CRF 240.133-4(c))

 

 
 
 

 

Item 8.01.        Other Events.

 

On October 10, 2016, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had launched a public offering of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value $.001 per share, and an additional 375,000 shares of common stock to cover any over-allotments. Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Maxim Group LLC are acting as the representatives of the several underwriters. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number     Description
   

99.1*

Press Release dated October 10, 2016.

 

* Filed 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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 11, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

       
       

 

 

 

 

 

  

/s/ George H. Kirby               

 

 

 

George H. Kirby

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer