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accession: "0001493152-26-024820"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OPTT"
cik: "0001378140"
company_name: "Ocean Power Technologies, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-21T20:10:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T22:14:30.786496+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ocean Power Tech expands U.S. deployments from 1 to 5 PowerBuoys adds international WAM-V systems

## Summary
- PowerBuoy deployments grow from 1 research system to 5 concurrent: 3 for DHS, 1 for Navy research, 1 for U.S. research institution.
- International: 3 WAM-V USVs and 1 PowerBuoy deployed in UAE; additional WAM-Vs supporting customers in Taiwan.
- Company showcasing WAM-V at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa to engage defense stakeholders.
- Expansion reflects transition from research to multi-agency use and growing demand for persistent offshore monitoring.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-024820
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OPTT
- cik: 0001378140
- company_name: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T20:10:27+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000149315226024820/0001493152-26-024820-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000149315226024820/form8-k.htm

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