Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS): auditor change — Aqua Metals replaces auditor Armanino with FORVIS effective immediately

As previously reported by the Company, in July 2023, the Company was notified by Armanino LLP (“Armanino”), the Company’s former independent registered public accounting firm, of Armanino’s decision to transition away from providing certain financial statement audit services to public companies. Therefore, Armanino additionally informed the Company of its intent to resign as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective just after the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the interim period ending September 30, 2023. The Company elected to terminate the engagement of Armanino effective as of September 26, 2023, the date upon which the Company engaged FORVIS. The termination of Armanino was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

On September 26, 2023, Aqua Metals, Inc (“Company”) engaged FORVIS, LLP (“FORVIS”), to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2023.