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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): May 16, 2022

ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada |  | 001-31895 |  | 84-1018684
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

205 S. Hoover Blvd., Suite 210

Tampa, Florida 33609

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 876-1776

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |  | OMEX |  | NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 16, 2022, Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (the “Company”) posted a copy of its corporate slide presentation to the “Investors” tab of its website at www.odysseymarine.com. These slides are also attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. The Company sometimes uses the slide presentation when meeting with investors, analysts, and others. The Company undertakes no obligation to update, supplement, or amend the materials attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, except as required by law.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, will not be treated as filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information will not be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or into another filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, unless that filing expressly refers to specific information in this report. The furnishing of the information in this Item 7.01 of this report is not intended to and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information in this Item 7.01 is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

Not applicable.

| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information.

Not applicable.

| (c) | Shell Company Transactions.

Not applicable.

| (d) | Exhibits.

99.1 |  | Corporate Presentation

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  |  |  | ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC.
Dated: May 16, 2022 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Christopher E. Jones
|  |  |  |  |  | Christopher E. Jones
|  |  |  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer