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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-337574
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151001
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151005
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151005

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000798528
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
		IRS NUMBER:				841018684
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31895
		FILM NUMBER:		151144013

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5215 WEST LAUREL STREET
		CITY:			TAMPA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33607
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(813) 876-1776

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5215 WEST LAUREL STREET
		CITY:			TAMPA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33607

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNIVERSAL CAPITAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;1, 2015 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>O<SMALL>DYSSEY</SMALL> M<SMALL>ARINE</SMALL> E<SMALL>XPLORATION</SMALL>, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Nevada</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>84-1018684</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5215 West Laurel Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tampa, Florida 33607 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (813)&nbsp;876-1776 </B></P>
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Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B></B><B><I>Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.</I></B><B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;1,
2015, Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (&#147;Odyssey&#148;) and Odyssey Marine Enterprises, Ltd., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Odyssey (&#147;Enterprises&#148;), entered into an Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Promissory Note (the
&#147;Amendment&#148;) with Minera del Norte S.A. de C.V. (&#147;MINOSA&#148;). The Amendment further amends Section&nbsp;2(a) of the Promissory Note, dated as of March&nbsp;11, 2015 (as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto dated as of
April&nbsp;10, 2015, the &#147;Promissory Note&#148;), among Odyssey, Enterprises, and MINOSA to provide that, unless otherwise converted as provided in the Note, the adjusted principal balance shall be due and payable in full upon written demand by
MINOSA; provided that MINOSA agrees that it shall not demand payment of the adjusted principal balance earlier than the first to occur of: (i)&nbsp;30 days after the date on which (x)&nbsp;SEMARNAT makes a determination with respect to the current
application for the Manifestacion de Impacto Ambiental relating to the Don Diego Project, which determination is other than an approval or (y)&nbsp;Enterprises or any of its affiliates withdraws such application without MINOSA&#146;s prior written
consent; (ii)&nbsp;termination by Odyssey of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March&nbsp;11, 2015 (the &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;), among Odyssey, MINOSA, and Penelope Mining, LLC (the &#147;Investor&#148;); (iii)&nbsp;the occurrence of an
event of default under the Promissory Note; (iv)&nbsp;December&nbsp;31, 2015; or (v)&nbsp;if and only if the Investor shall have terminated the Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.1(d)(iii) thereof, March&nbsp;30, 2016. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Amendment also prohibits Enterprises, Odyssey, and the respective subsidiaries from (a)&nbsp;prepaying any indebtedness so long as any
adjusted principal balance of the Promissory Note is outstanding or (b)&nbsp;granting any encumbrance on any of their property or assets, and provides that any breach of these covenants constitutes an event of default under the Promissory Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.</I> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Pro Forma Financial Information.</I> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Shell Company Transactions.</I> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Exhibits.</I> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">EXECUTION VERSION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDMENT NO.
2 TO PROMISSORY NOTE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Promissory Note (this &#147;<U>Amendment</U>&#148;), dated as of October&nbsp;1,
2015, is entered into by and among Odyssey Marine Enterprises, Ltd., a Bahamas company (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), whose address is Lyford Financial Centre, Lyford Cay, P.O. Box N-7776, Nassau, Bahamas, Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the &#147;<U>Guarantor</U>&#148;), and Minera del Norte, S.A. de C.V. (the &#147;<U>Lender</U>&#148;). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them
in the Promissory Note (as defined below). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>R E C I T A L S: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantor and the Lender entered into that certain Promissory Note, dated as of March&nbsp;11, 2015 (as amended by
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto dated as of April&nbsp;10, 2015, and in effect as of the date hereof, the &#147;<U>Promissory Note</U>&#148;); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Lender remains the Holder of the Promissory Note; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company, Guarantor and the Lender desire to amend the Promissory Note as provided herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants, and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. <U>Section&nbsp;2(a)</U>. Section&nbsp;2(a) of the Promissory Note is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu
thereof: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;(a) Unless otherwise converted as provided herein, the Adjusted Principal Balance shall be due and payable
in full upon written demand by the Lender; provided that the Lender agrees that it shall not demand payment of the Adjusted Principal Balance earlier than the first to occur of: (i)&nbsp;30 days after the date on which (x)&nbsp;SEMARNAT makes a
determination with respect to the current application for the Manifestacion de Impacto Ambiental relating to the Don Diego Project, which determination is other than an approval or (y)&nbsp;the Company or any of its affiliates withdraws such
application without the Lender&#146;s prior written consent; (ii)&nbsp;termination by Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. of the Stock Purchase Agreement; (iii)&nbsp;the occurrence of an Event of Default; (iv)&nbsp;December&nbsp;31, 2015; or
(v)&nbsp;if and only if the Investor shall have terminated the Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.1(d)(iii) thereof, March&nbsp;30, 2016 (the date of such demand being the &#147;<U>Maturity Date</U>&#148;).&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <U>Section&nbsp;3(m)</U>. Section&nbsp;3(m) of the Promissory Note is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end thereof, and adding the following:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;; or (iv)&nbsp;any breach of Section&nbsp;5(i) or (j)&nbsp;shall occur.&#148; </P>

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clauses immediately after clause (h)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;5: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;(i) <U>Prepayment of Other Debt</U>. Neither the
Company, the Guarantor nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall prepay any Debt thereof so long as any portion of the Adjusted Principal Balance hereunder is outstanding, it being understood that this Section&nbsp;5(i) shall not restrict the
ability to pay Debt at its stated maturity as in effect on the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <U>Granting of Encumbrances</U>. Neither
the Company, the Guarantor nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall grant any Encumbrance on any property or asset thereof.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.
<U>Release</U>. In consideration of, among other things, Lender&#146;s execution and delivery of this Amendment, each of the Releasors hereby forever agrees and covenants not to sue or prosecute against the Releasees and hereby forever waives,
releases and discharges each Releasee from, any and all Claims that such Releasor now has or hereafter may have, of whatsoever nature and kind, whether known or unknown, whether arising at law or in equity, against the Releasees, based in whole or
in part on facts whether or not now known, existing on or before September&nbsp;30, 2015, that relate to, arise out of or otherwise are in connection with this Amendment, the Promissory Note, the Stock Purchase Agreement or any transactions
contemplated hereby, thereby or any acts or omissions in connection therewith or the negotiation thereof, provided, however, that the foregoing shall not release the &#147;Investor&#148; and &#147;Guarantor&#148; (as such terms are defined in the
Stock Purchase Agreement) from the express obligations of either under the Stock Purchase Agreement arising on or after October&nbsp;1, 2015.&nbsp;The provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;5</U> shall survive the repayment of the Promissory Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. <U>Representation and Warranties</U>. The Company represents and warrants that the representations and warranties set forth in Section&nbsp;4 of the
Promissory Note are true and correct as of the date hereof, as if made as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date. The Company and the
Guarantor hereby represent and warrant to the Lender that this Amendment (a)&nbsp;has been duly authorized by the board of directors, or similar governing body, of the Company and the Guarantor, including by the approval of a majority of the
directors of the Guarantor that are not affiliated with the Lender, (b)&nbsp;was duly executed by the Company and the Guarantor, and (c)&nbsp;constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. <U>Full Force and Effect</U>. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all of the terms, covenants, agreements, conditions and other provisions of
the Promissory Note shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. This Amendment shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Promissory Note except as expressly set forth herein. Upon the
execution and delivery hereof, the Promissory Note shall thereupon be deemed to be amended and supplemented as hereinabove set forth as fully and with the same effect as if the amendments and supplements made hereby were originally set forth in the
Promissory Note, and this Amendment and the Promissory Note shall henceforth be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument, but such amendments and supplements shall not </P>
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operate so as to render invalid or improper any action heretofore taken under the Promissory Note. As used in the Promissory Note, the terms &#147;this Note,&#148; &#147;herein,&#148;
&#147;hereinafter,&#148; &#147;hereto,&#148; and words of similar import shall mean and refer to, from and after the date of this Amendment, unless the context requires otherwise, the Promissory Note as amended by this Amendment. For the avoidance
of doubt, references to the phrases &#147;the date of this Note&#148; or &#147;the date hereof&#148;, wherever used in the Promissory Note, as amended by this Amendment, shall mean March&nbsp;11, 2015. In the event of any inconsistency between this
Amendment and the Promissory Note with respect to the matters set forth herein, this Amendment shall take precedence. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. <U>Governing Law</U>. This
Amendment, and all claims arising out of or relating to it, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding that body of law relating to conflict of laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <U>Counterparts</U>. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>ODYSSEY MARINE ENTERPRISES, LTD.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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