Current Report Filing (8-k)
July 16 2021 - 5:16PM
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): July 16, 2021
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
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08831
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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 $0.001 Par Value
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OPTT
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NYSE
American
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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 (17 CFR 230.405)
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
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
1.01
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Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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Effective
July 16, 2021, in connection with his resignation from Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on June 18, 2021 (as
described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 21, 2021), George H. Kirby III, the Company’s former
President and Chief Executive Officer, entered into a letter agreement with the Company respecting his resignation. Under the letter
agreement, Mr. Kirby will receive one year of base salary as severance and a prorated portion of his cash bonus for fiscal 2021. The
Company also agreed to extend the expiration date of his vested stock options for 180 days from June 18, and to reimburse Mr. Kirby for
his COBRA premiums until the earlier of June 18, 2022 or the date he becomes eligible for health insurance coverage from new employment.
Under the terms of the letter agreement, Mr. Kirby also provided a release of all claims against the Company.
The
foregoing description of the letter agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the letter agreement which
is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.
Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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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:
July 16, 2021
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/s/
Philipp Stratmann
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Philipp
Stratmann
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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