{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001493152-23-020665","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"OPTT","cik":"0001378140","company_name":"Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-06-09T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:38.642477+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-14T03:38:23.005654+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"Ocean Power Technologies amends bylaws, corrects advance notice period for 2023 annual meeting","bullets":["Bylaws amended effective June 9, 2023; enhanced disclosure requirements for stockholder nominations and proposals, including security clearance checks.","Advance notice period for 2023 annual meeting corrected: must be received between August 16 and September 15, 2023 (not prior erroneous August 10–September 12).","New bylaws incorporate Rule 14a-19 universal proxy requirements; non-compliant nominations will be disregarded.","Removed AIM market notice provision as common stock no longer listed on that exchange."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-020665","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-020665.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-020665.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-020665.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000149315223020665/0001493152-23-020665-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000149315223020665/form8-k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-14T03:38:23.005654+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"6f2211d9ca2d762c426bad19cd7e758f0be13c75","claim":"Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.: Board approved amendments to restate the By-Laws, enhancing procedural mechanics for stockholder nominations and proposals, adding disclosure requirements, questionnaires, and representation agreements (effective 2023-06-09).","evidence_excerpt":"On June 9, 2023, and immediately effective as of such date, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), approved amendments to amend and restate the Company’s By-Laws","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000149315223020665/0001493152-23-020665-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-06-09"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}