Ocean Power Technologies Announcements

RNS Number : 7536F Ocean Power Technologies Inc 13 October 2008  
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Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
1590 Reed Road
Pennington, New Jersey 08534
USA

 

                                                                                                                                        October 13, 2008

DIRECTOR'S DEALING
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) ('OPT' or the 'Company') has been advised that Mr. Paul F. Lozier, a director of the Company, made several open market purchases of OPT's common stock, as follows:

October 9, 2008 - 500 shares at $6.75 per share
October 10, 2008 - 1000 shares at $6.32 per share
October 10, 2008 - 500 shares at $6.50 per share

Following these transactions, Mr. Lozier holds options for 9,000 shares, and owns 10,121 shares of OPT's Common Stock, representing approximately 0.10% of the shares in issue.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain "forward-looking statements" that are within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations about its future plans and performance, including statements concerning the impact of marketing strategies, new product introductions and innovation, deliveries of product, and future sales, earnings and margins. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions and estimates which could be inaccurate and which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could vary materially from those anticipated or expressed in any forward-looking statement made by the Company. Please refer to the Company's most recent Form 10-Q for a further discussion of these risks and uncertainties. The Company disclaims any obligation or intent to update the forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

  About Ocean Power Technologies

Ocean Power Technologies (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) is a pioneer in wave-energy technology that harnesses ocean wave resources to generate reliable, clean, and environmentally-beneficial electricity. OPT has a strong track record in harnessing wave energy and participates in a $150 billion renewable energy market. The Company's proprietary PowerBuoy® system is based on modular, ocean-going buoys that capture and convert predictable wave energy into low-cost, clean electricity. The Company is widely recognized as the leading provider of on-grid and autonomous wave-energy generation with its energy systems benefiting from over a decade of in-ocean experience. OPT's technology and systems are insured by Lloyds Underwriters of London. OPT is headquartered in Pennington, New Jersey with offices in Warwick, UK. More information can be found at www.oceanpowertechnologies.com.
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Contact information:
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
Dr. George W. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer

Charles F. Dunleavy, Chief Financial Officer 

Telephone: +1 609 730 0400

Telephone: +1 609 730 0400
Media Contact in United States:
Edelman 
Mona J. Walsh

Media Contact in United Kingdom: 
Corfin Communications 
Neil Thapar, Martin Sutton

Collins Stewart Europe Limited
Adrian Hadden, James Cassley

Telephone: +1 212 704 4598
Email: mona.walsh@edelman.com 
Telephone: +44 20 7977 0020
Telephone: +44 20 7523 8350
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