0001437749-16-027107.txt : 20160309 0001437749-16-027107.hdr.sgml : 20160309 20160309075846 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001437749-16-027107 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160303 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20160309 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160309 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001378140 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 222535818 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33417 FILM NUMBER: 161493385 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1590 REED ROAD CITY: PENNINGTON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08534 BUSINESS PHONE: 609-730-0400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1590 REED ROAD CITY: PENNINGTON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08534 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Ocean Power Technologies, INc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20061012 8-K 1 optt20160308_8k.htm FORM 8-K optt20160308_8k.htm

 

 

 

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 Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 3, 2016

 

OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-33417

 

22-2535818

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

         

 

 

 

 

1590 Reed Road

Pennington, NJ

  

08534

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

  

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 730-0400

 

 

 

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

 

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:

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 
 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b) On March 3, 2016, Eileen M. Competti tendered her resignation from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) to the Chairman of the Board of the Company, effective immediately, for personal reasons.

 

 

Subsequent to Eileen M. Competti’s resignation from the Board of the Company, Robert J. Burger was appointed as a member of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee and was appointed as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.

 

 
 
 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  

 

 

 

        

 

OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

  

Date: March 9, 2016 

    

/s/ MARK A. FEATHERSTONE  

 

 

 

Mark A. Featherstone

 

  

 

 

Chief Financial Officer