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 Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2019

 

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) 		 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

28 Engelhard Drive, Suite B

Monroe Township, New Jersey

  08831
(Address of principal executive offices)   ( Zip Code)

 

(609) 730-0400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

As described below under Item 5.07, at a special meeting of the stockholders of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held on March 8, 2019, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse split of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), and authorized the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to, at their sole discretion, select a ratio of between 1-for-2 and 1-for-20.

 

Immediately following the meeting, the Board met, considered and determined to set the reverse stock split ratio at 1-for-20 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split will become effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on March 11, 2019 (the “Effective Time”), pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 8, 2019.

 

A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. This discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment.

 

In connection with the Reverse Stock Split, the CUSIP number of the Common Stock will be changed to 674870506. The Common Stock will begin trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis on March 12, 2019.

 

As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every 20 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock will be converted into one (1) share of Common Stock, reducing the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock from approximately 22.7 million to approximately 1.1 million. There was no change in the par value of the Common Stock and the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock was also unchanged.

 

No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares because they hold a number of pre-reverse stock split shares of the Common Stock not evenly divisible by 20, will have the number of post-reverse split shares of the Common Stock to which they are entitled rounded up to the next whole number of shares of the Common Stock. No stockholders will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares.

 

The Reverse Stock Split will not change the authorized number of shares of Common Stock or preferred stock of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s outstanding convertible securities, options and warrants, the number of shares into which such convertible securities may be converted will be proportionately adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split, and, pursuant to their terms, a proportionate adjustment will be made to the per share exercise price and number of shares issuable under of all of the Company’s outstanding stock options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock, and the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s equity compensation plans will be reduced proportionately.

 

For more information regarding the amendment and the reverse split, please see the Company’s proxy statement filed on January 15, 2019, as amended on January 22, 2019.

 

 

 

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

The information from Item 3.03 regarding the Certificate of Amendment is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the special meeting of the stockholders of the Company held on March 8, 2019, the result of the vote to authorize the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, without further action of the stockholders, to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to implement a reverse stock split of the Common Stock at a ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not greater than 1-for-20, within one year from the date of the meeting, with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board was as follows:

 

Number of Votes
Voted For 		  Number of Votes
Voted Against 		  Number of Votes
Abstaining 		  Number of
Broker Non-Votes
11,540,540   3,944,546   63,257   N/A

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number   Description of Exhibit
     
3.1   Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation filed on March 8, 2019

 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
Dated: March 8, 2019 /s/ George H. Kirby III
  George H. Kirby III
  President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:

 

FIRST : That the Board of Directors of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. adopted a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation to effectuate a reverse stock split, declaring said amendment to be advisable.

 

The proposed amendment reads as follows:

 

Article Fourth is hereby amended by adding the following to the end of the first paragraph of Article Fourth:

 

Effective as of 5:00 P.M. Eastern time on March 11, 2019 (the “Effective Time”), each twenty (20) shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Consolidation”). No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the Consolidation. Shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Common Stock (“Old Certificates”) shall thereafter represent that number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by the Old Certificate shall have been combined, subject to the rounding up of any fractional share interests as described above.

 

SECOND: That, pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, a meeting of the stockholders of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares of Common Stock as required by statute were voted in favor of granting the Board of Directors the authority to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to provide for a reverse stock split.

 

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 8 th day of March, 2019.

 

  OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  /s/ George H. Kirby III
  George H. Kirby III
  President and Chief Executive Officer