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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-008546"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OPTT"
cik: "0001378140"
company_name: "Ocean Power Technologies, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:34:20.190874+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ocean Power Technologies highlights strategic relevance amid Middle East tensions

## Summary
- Confirms regional partners and team members in Middle East are safe; operations continue without disruption.
- Emphasizes growing need for autonomous maritime monitoring for ports, subsea infrastructure, and energy installations.
- No new contracts or financial guidance provided; press release is qualitative in nature.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-008546
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OPTT
- cik: 0001378140
- company_name: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000149315226008546/0001493152-26-008546-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000149315226008546/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-008546
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-008546.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-008546.txt

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