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 Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2011

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)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1590 Reed Road Pennington, NJ		08534
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 730-0400

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On October 6, 2011, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals:

1. To elect the six directors named in the Company’s proxy statement to serve for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and, in each case, until a successor is elected and qualified. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:

Name		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Seymour S. Preston III			2,960,684				281,680				4,276,662
David L. Davis			3,009,816				232,548				4,276,662
Thomas J. Meaney			2,621,943				620,421				4,276,662
Bruce A. Peacock			2,883,372				358,992				4,276,662
Dr. George W. Taylor			2,686,777				555,587				4,276,662
Charles F. Dunleavy			2,686,040				556,324				4,276,662

2. To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012. The proposal was approved by a vote of the stockholders as follows:

For		Against		Abstain
7,459,229		47,351		12,446

3. To approve, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K. The proposal was approved by a vote of the stockholders as follows:

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-votes
2,244,607		608,626		389,131		4,276,662

4. To recommend, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The stockholders recommended that future advisory votes should occur every year.

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstentions		Broker Non-votes
2,398,007		413,226		69,352		361,779		4,276,662

In accordance with the voting results on this advisory proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation annually.

		OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: October 11, 2011		By:		/s/ BRIAN M. POSNER
				Brian M. Posner
				Chief Financial Officer