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): December 2, 2024

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, Suite B

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol (s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value	OPTT	NYSE American
Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights	N/A	NYSE American

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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On December 2, 2024, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing preliminary financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended October 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Item 2.02 and in the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 3, 2024, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to its registration statement on Form S-3, file no. 333-275843, to increase the amount available for issuance to $60,339,886 under its sales agreement dated March 21, 2024 with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, acting as its sales agent. A copy of the legal opinion of the Company’s counsel, Porter Hedges LLP, relating to the increased amount under the prospectus supplement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

5.1		Opinion of Porter Hedges LLP.

99.1		Press release announcing preliminary earnings for fiscal second quarter.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

Dated: December 3, 2024	/s/ Philipp Stratmann
	Philipp Stratmann
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Ocean Power Technologies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits