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): September 24, 2018

 

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
Monroe Township, New Jersey
  08831
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(609) 730-0400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On September 24, 2018, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing participation in the The MicroCap Conference at The Essex House in New York City on October 1st and 2nd, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
     
*99.1   Press release dated September 24, 2018 announcing Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. participation in the The MicroCap Conference at The Essex House in New York City on October 1st and 2nd, 2018.

 

*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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 24, 2018

 

  OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  /s/ George H. Kirby III
  George H. Kirby III
  President and Chief Executive Officer

 

   
 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

Ocean Power Technologies to present at The MicroCap Conference

 

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., September 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocean Power Technologies (NASDAQ:OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions, announced today that it will participate in The MicroCap Conference at The Essex House in New York City on October 1st & 2nd, 2018.

 

George Kirby, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Matthew Shafer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, are scheduled to present on Tuesday, October 2nd at 11:30am Eastern Time.

 

This is a 2-day conference connecting small and micro-cap companies across various sectors with high-level, institutional and retail investors.

 

The presentation will be webcast live, and archived for one year thereafter, on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.oceanpowertechnologies.com under Webcasts & Presentations. Accessible on the same webpage will be the presentation slides that will be used at the conference.

 

About Ocean Power Technologies

 

Headquartered in New Jersey, Ocean Power Technologies aspires to transform the world through durable, innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions. Our PB3 PowerBuoy™ uses ocean waves to provide clean, reliable and persistent electric power and real-time communications for remote offshore applications in markets such as oil and gas, defense, security, science and research, and communications. To learn more, visit www.oceanpowertechnologies.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release may contain “forward-looking statements” that are within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are identified by certain words or phrases such as “may”, “will”, “aim”, “will likely result”, “believe”, “expect”, “will continue”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “contemplate”, “seek to”, “future”, “objective”, “goal”, “project”, “should”, “will pursue” and similar expressions or variations of such expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectations about its future plans and performance. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions and estimates which could be inaccurate and which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could vary materially from those anticipated or expressed in any forward-looking statement made by the Company. Please refer to the Company’s most recent Forms 10-Q and 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC for a further discussion of these risks and uncertainties. The Company disclaims any obligation or intent to update the forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

 

Investor Relations Contact:

Michael Porter, President

Porter, LeVay & Rose

Ocean@plrinvest.com

(212) 564-4700