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NEWS RELEASE

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
1590 Reed Road
Pennington, New Jersey 08534
USA

For Immediate Release		September 7, 2007

ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY MATERIALS

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc (“OPT”, or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange: AIM-OPT) has announced that the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company will be held on Friday, October 5, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at the Company’s headquarters at 1590 Reed Road, Pennington, New Jersey 08534 USA. At the annual meeting, stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon (i) the re-election of five directors to the Company’s Board; and (ii) the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2008.

Stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 21, 2007 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Company’s annual meeting. The Company has mailed to all stockholders of record as of that date proxy materials describing in detail the matters to be considered at the annual meeting. All stockholders (whether record or beneficial holders) may request a copy of the Company’s proxy materials by contacting the Company at info@oceanpowertech.com. Copies of the proxy materials will also be available for inspection at the offices of Collins Stewart Europe Limited, 9^th Floor, 88 Wood Street, London EC2V 7QR, UK.

About Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. develops and is commercializing proprietary systems that generate electricity by harnessing the renewable energy of ocean waves. The Company’s PowerBuoy^® system is based on modular, ocean-going buoys, which have been ocean tested for nearly a decade. The waves move the buoy-like structure creating mechanical energy that the Company’s proprietary technologies convert into electricity.

For further information, please contact:

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc
Dr. George W. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer		Telephone: +1 609 730 0400
Charles F. Dunleavy, Chief Financial Officer		Telephone: +1 609 730 0400
Corfin Communications
Ben Hunt, Neil Thapar		Telephone: +44 20 7929 8989
Collins Stewart Europe Limited
Adrian Hadden		Telephone: +44 20 7523 8353