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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-24-004666
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240202

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001378140
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				222535818
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33417
		FILM NUMBER:		24588928

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		28 ENGELHARD DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE B
		CITY:			MONROE TOWNSHIP
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08831
		BUSINESS PHONE:		609-730-0400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		28 ENGELHARD DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE B
		CITY:			MONROE TOWNSHIP
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08831

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Ocean Power Technologies, INc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061012
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Power Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&ldquo;<U>OPT</U>&rdquo;), is filing materials contained in this Schedule 14A with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;<U>SEC</U>&rdquo;) in connection with OPT&rsquo;s solicitation of proxies from its
stockholders in connection with its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and at any and all adjournments, postponements, continuations,
and reschedulings thereof (the &ldquo;<U>2023 Annual Meeting</U>&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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from OPT to its Stockholders First Made Available on February 2, 2024</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attached
hereto is a letter from OPT to its stockholders first made available by OPT on February 2, 2024. The attached letter is being sent
from OPT to stockholders that OPT believes, at the time the letter is sent, have not yet voted their shares of OPT common stock in connection
with the 2023 Annual Meeting. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Additional
Information and Where to Find It</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OPT
has filed with the SEC a revised definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A on December 4, 2023, including a form of <B><U>WHITE</U></B>
proxy card, and other relevant documents with respect to its solicitation of proxies for the 2023 Annual Meeting. <B>INVESTORS AND SECURITY
HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REVISED DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING THE SUPPLEMENT THERETO FILED WITH THE SEC ON JANUARY 3, 2024
AND ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO OPT&rsquo;S REVISED DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT) FILED BY OPT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
THAT OPT FILES WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPT&rsquo;S
SOLICITATION.</B> Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by OPT free
of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by OPT are also available free of charge
by accessing OPT&rsquo;s corporate website at <U>www.oceanpowertechnologies.com</U>, by writing to OPT&rsquo;s Corporate Secretary at
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., 28 Engelhard Drive, Suite B, Monroe Township, NJ 08831, or by contacting OPT at (609) 730-0400.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Certain
Participant Information</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OPT,
its directors, executive officers, and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation
of proxies with respect to a solicitation by OPT in connection with matters to be considered at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Information
about OPT&rsquo;s executive officers and directors, including information regarding the direct and indirect interests, by security holdings
or otherwise, is available in OPT&rsquo;s revised definitive proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting (including the schedules and
appendices thereto), which was filed with the SEC on December 4, 2023. To the extent holdings of OPT securities reported in the revised
definitive proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting have changed or subsequently change, such changes have been or will be reflected
on Statements of Change in Ownership on Forms 3, 4, or 5 filed with the SEC. These documents are or will be available free of charge
at the SEC&rsquo;s website at www.sec.gov.</FONT></P>

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IS SHORT AND IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED!</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>YOUR
SHARES OF OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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CURRENTLY UNVOTED</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dear
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Shareholder,</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &ldquo;2023 Annual Meeting&rdquo;) of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (&ldquo;OPT&rdquo;) scheduled
to be held on January 31, 2024 was adjourned due to the lack of a quorum. The 2023 Annual Meeting will reconvene on Thursday, February
8, 2024, at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time, in virtual format only. The adjournment period will allow OPT shareholders additional time to vote
on the <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy cards.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">You
are receiving this reminder letter because your votes were not yet processed at the time that this letter was mailed. If you have already
voted on a <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card, we thank you for your vote. If not or if you are unsure if you previously voted, you can ensure
your shares are voted at the 2023 Annual Meeting by voting on the enclosed <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card. Only the latest-dated proxy
card will count.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>****PLEASE
VOTE ONLY THE <U>WHITE</U> PROXY CARD TODAY****</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OPT
recommends that you vote the <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card TODAY, so your shares can be tabulated prior to the reconvened 2023 Annual
Meeting scheduled to be held on February 8, 2024. Instructions on how to vote your shares over the telephone or Internet are enclosed
with this letter.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Your
vote is extremely important regardless of how many or how few shares you own.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OPT
shareholders with any questions or requiring assistance in voting their <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card may contact Morrow Sodali, OPT&rsquo;s
proxy solicitation firm, at:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">509
Madison Avenue Suite 1206</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">New
York, NY 10022</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shareholders
Call Toll Free: (800) 662-5200</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Banks,
Brokers, Trustees, and Other Nominees Call Collect: (203) 658-9400</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Email:
<U>OPT@investor.MorrowSodali.com</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>About
Ocean Power Technologies</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OPT
provides intelligent maritime solutions and services that enable safer, cleaner, and more productive ocean operations for the defense
and security, oil and gas, science and research, and offshore wind markets. Our PowerBuoy<SUP>&reg;</SUP> platforms provide clean and
reliable electric power and real-time data communications for remote maritime and subsea applications. We also provide WAM-V<SUP>&reg;
</SUP>autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) and marine robotics services. The Company&rsquo;s headquarters is in Monroe Township, New Jersey
and has an additional office in Richmond, California. To learn more, visit <U>www.OceanPowerTechnologies.com</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Important
Additional Information And Where To Find It</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OPT
has filed with the SEC a revised definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A on December 4, 2023, including a form of <B><U>WHITE</U></B>
proxy card, and other relevant documents with respect to its solicitation of proxies for OPT&rsquo;s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(including any and all adjournments, postponements, continuations, and reschedulings thereof, the &ldquo;2023 Annual Meeting&rdquo;).
<B>INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REVISED DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING THE SUPPLEMENT THERETO FILED WITH
THE SEC ON JANUARY 3, 2024 AND ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO OPT&rsquo;S REVISED DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT) FILED BY OPT AND
ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT OPT FILES WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT OPT&rsquo;S SOLICITATION</B>. Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents and other documents
filed with the SEC by OPT free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by OPT
are also available free of charge by accessing OPT&rsquo;s corporate website at www.oceanpowertechnologies.com, by writing to OPT&rsquo;s
Corporate Secretary at Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., 28 Engelhard Drive, Suite B, Monroe Township, NJ 08831, or by contacting OPT at
(609) 730-0400.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Certain
Participant Information</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OPT,
its directors, and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to a solicitation
by OPT in connection with matters to be considered at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Information about OPT&rsquo;s executive officers and directors,
including information regarding the direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is available in OPT&rsquo;s revised
definitive proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting (including the schedules and appendices thereto), which was filed with the SEC
on December 4, 2023. To the extent holdings of OPT securities reported in the revised definitive proxy statement for the 2023 Annual
Meeting have changed or subsequently change, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Forms
3, 4, or 5 filed with the SEC. These documents are or will be available free of charge at the SEC&rsquo;s website at www.sec.gov.</FONT></P>

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