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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001641172-25-008095"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OPTT"
cik: "0001378140"
company_name: "Ocean Power Technologies, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T00:02:08.197269+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OPT shareholders approve share increase to 300M; ships WAM-V for Indo-Pacific and Merrows PowerBuoy

## Summary
- Shareholders approved increase in authorized common shares from 200M to 300M; 48.1M for, 23.9M against, 1.3M abstain.
- Shipped a WAM-V 22' autonomous vessel for Indo-Pacific operations after a successful 3-day continuous survey demo.
- Shipped a Merrows PowerBuoy for defense/security applications under a teaming agreement with a major international defense contractor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001641172-25-008095
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OPTT
- cik: 0001378140
- company_name: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000164117225008095/0001641172-25-008095-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000164117225008095/form8-k.htm

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