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): January 14, 2015

 

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.)

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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

 

On January 14, 2015, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the staff (the “Staff”) of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

(“Nasdaq”) providing notification that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below the

minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). This notification letter does not impact the Company’s listing on the Nasdaq Global Market at this time. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(i), the Company has been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until July 13, 2015, to regain compliance. If at any time before July 13, 2015, the bid price of the Company’s common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, the Staff will provide the Company with written confirmation of compliance.

 

If the Company does not regain compliance with Rule 5450(a)(1) by July 13, 2015, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar days compliance period. To qualify, the Company would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and would need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period. However, if it appears to the Staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is otherwise not eligible, the Staff would notify the Company that its securities would be subject to delisting. In the event of such notification, the Company may appeal the Staff’s determination to delist its securities, but there can be no assurance the Staff would grant the Company’s request for continued listing.

 

The Company is actively monitoring the bid price of its common stock and its minimum market value of listed securities and will consider any and all options available to it to achieve compliance, including, without limitation, effecting a reverse stock split. In the case of a delisting, the Company’s shares could be eligible for trading on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) interdealer quotation system.

 

 

 

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: January 16, 2015	By:	/s/MARK A. FEATHERSTONE
		Mark A. Featherstone
		Chief Financial Officer