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):  August 25, 2022

 

OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

 

033-19411-C

 

20-5081381

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

800 South Queen Street

 

 

Lancaster, PA

 

17603

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

      

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 299-1344

      

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:  None.

  

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ITEM 1.01—ENTRY INTO A DEFINITIVE MATERIAL AGREEMENT

 

On August 25, 2022, Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) to sell OCEES International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“OCEES”), to Epaphus Global Energy, LLC (“Epaphus”).

 

Epaphus is controlled by Jeremy Feakins, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director. The transaction was approved unanimously by the Company’s directors who do not have an interest in the transaction.

 

In exchange for the sale of OCEES, the Company will receive:

 

 

·

$1,000,000 in the form of canceled amounts owed by the Company to certain individuals, including Mr. Feakins, who have assigned their right to receive those payments to Epaphus;

 

·

$75,000 in cash per month for 12 months following the date of the Agreement; and

 

·

70% of the net profit of any currently contemplated project to build an ocean thermal energy conversion power plant entered into by OCEES.

 

 

 

Under the terms of the Agreement, Epaphus has the unilateral right to return OCEES to the Company and receive a full refund of all portions of the purchase price paid as of the return of OCEES at any time for year following the date of the Agreement.

 

ITEM 9.01—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

The following are filed as an exhibit to this report:

 

Exhibit

Number*

 

 

Title of Document

 

 

Location

 

 

 

 

 

Item 10

 

Material Contracts

 

 

10.65

 

Stock Purchase Agreement between Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation and Epaphus Global Energy, LLC, dated August 23, 2022 and executed August 25, 2022.

 

This filing

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: August 26, 2022

By:

 

 

 

 

Jeremy P. Feakins

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 
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