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 23, 2017
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-33417 |
22-2535818 |
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1590 Reed Road Pennington, New Jersey (Address of principal executive offices) |
08534 (Zip Code) |
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(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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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 October 23, 2017, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) closed its previously announced best efforts offering of 5,739,437 shares of its common stock (the “Offering”).
On the same day, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1* |
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 24, 2017
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OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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George H. Kirby |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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