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| EX-99.1 - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. | ex99-1.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): August 15, 2018
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.) |
28 Engelhard Drive Monroe Township, New Jersey (Address of principal executive offices) |
08831 (Zip Code) |
(609) 730-0400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 15, 2018, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing a contract with Enel Green Power S.p.A. Under the terms of the contract, Ocean Power Technologies will evaluate a PB3 PowerBuoy™ deployment along the coast of Chile through a detailed feasibility study of the PowerBuoy™ as an offshore autonomous platform hosting oceanographic sensor systems. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| *99.1 | Press release dated August 15, 2018 announcing contract to conduct a detailed feasibility study with Enel Green Power S.p.A. |
*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: August 16, 2018
| OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| /s/ George H. Kirby III | |
| George H. Kirby III | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |