Current Report Filing (8-k)
March 24 2020 - 4:31PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): March 20, 2020
Ocean
Power Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-33417
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22-2535818
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.)
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28
Engelhard Drive, Suite B
Monroe Township, New Jersey
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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08831
(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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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name
of each exchange on which registered
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Common
Stock
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OPTT
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Nasdaq
Capital Market
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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
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Recent
Developments
On
March 20, 2020, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a letter to its customers and stakeholders relating
to the Company’s actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A copy of that letter is furnished herewith as Exhibit
99.1.
The
information included in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor
shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item
8.01 Other Information
Supplemental
Risk Factor
In
light of recent developments relating to COVID-19, the Company is supplementing the risk factors previously disclosed in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2019 and subsequent periodic reports on Form
10-Q with the following risk factor:
The
scale and scope of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the resulting pandemic, and the impact on the financial markets is unknown and
could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operation at least for the near term.
The
scale and scope of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the resulting pandemic, and the impact on the financial markets is unknown and
could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operation at least for the near term.
As the U.S. faces the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is following the recommendations of government and health authorities to
minimize exposure risk for its employees. As a result, the Company instituted a remote work protocol for office employees, and
staggered production shifts at its facility in Monroe Township, New Jersey. The rapid spread of COVID-19 globally also has resulted
in increased travel restrictions and disruption and shutdown of certain businesses in the U.S. and abroad, including our own.
The Company will closely monitor this global health crisis and will reassess its strategy and operational activities on a regular,
ongoing basis as the situation evolves.
We
may experience impacts from changes in customer behavior related to pandemic fears, quarantines and market downturns, as well
as impacts on our workforce. The Company’s business will be dependent upon the willingness and ability of its customers
to conduct transactions. The spread of COVID-19 could cause severe disruptions in the worldwide economy, which could in turn disrupt
the business, activities, and operations of the Company’s business and operations, as well as that of its customers. Moreover,
since the beginning of January 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak has caused significant disruption in the financial markets both globally
and in the U.S. The spread of COVID-19 may result in a significant decrease in business and/or cause customers to be unable to
meet existing payment or other obligations.
If
COVID-19 were to affect a significant amount of the Company’s workforce, we may experience delays or the inability to produce
and deliver solutions to our customers on a timely basis. In addition, one or more of our customers, service providers or suppliers
may experience financial distress, file for bankruptcy protection, go out of business, or suffer disruptions in their business
due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Travel restrictions due to COVID-19 may also prevent the Company’s employees from completing
customer work. The global scale and scope of COVID-19 is unknown and the duration of the business disruption and related financial
impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
The
extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s results will ultimately depend on future developments, which are highly
uncertain, and will include emerging information concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken by governments and
private businesses to attempt to contain COVID-19. However, the Company believes COVID-19 could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations at least for the near term.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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.
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OCEAN
POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Dated:
March 24, 2020
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/s/
George H. Kirby III
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George
H. Kirby III
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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