EQUITY ALERT: The Rosen Law Reminds Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Investors of Important August 12, 2014 Class Action Deadline -- OPTT

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. reminds purchasers of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. OPTT securities during the expanded class period from January 14, 2014 to July 14, 2014 inclusive, of the important August 12, 2014 lead plaintiff deadline in the class action filed by the firm.

To join the OPTT class action, visit the firm's website at http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-294.html or call Phillip Kim, Esq. or Jonathan Horne, Esq. toll-free, at 866-767-3653; you may also email at pkim@rosenlegal.com or jhorne@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. The lawsuit is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

NO CLASS HAS YET BEEN CERTIFIED IN THE ABOVE ACTION. UNTIL A CLASS IS CERTIFIED, YOU ARE NOT REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL UNLESS YOU RETAIN ONE. YOU MAY ALSO REMAIN AN ABSENT CLASS MEMBER AND DO NOTHING AT THIS POINT. YOU MAY RETAIN COUNSEL OF YOUR CHOICE.

According to the lawsuit, beginning January 14, 2014, OPTT and its CEO Charles Dunleavy made materially false and misleading statements about OPTT's relationship with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ("ARENA"), an agency that had issued a grant to an OPTT subsidiary. On June 10, 2014, OPTT shocked the market by announcing that it had fired Dunleavy for cause, and announced that it had created a Special Committee "to conduct an internal investigation into the agreement between Victorian Wave Partners Pty Ltd, a project-specific operating entity wholly-owned by the Company's subsidiary Ocean Power Technologies (Australasia) Pty Ltd, and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, and OPTT's related public statements concerning the project." On this news, OPTT's stock price fell by 34%, damaging investors.

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 12, 2014. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. If you wish to join the litigation, or to discuss your rights or interests regarding this class action, please contact Phillip Kim, Esq. or Jonathan Horne, Esq. of The Rosen Law Firm, toll-free, at 866-767-3653, or via e-mail at pkim@rosenlegal.com or jhorne@rosenlegal.com. You may also visit the firm's website at http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-294.html.

The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation.