---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-032088"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIQT"
cik: "0001307579"
company_name: "LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T02:04:47.623691+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LiqTech International increases authorized common shares from 12.5M to 50M after shareholder vote

## Summary
- Stockholders approved amendment to increase authorized common shares from 12.5M to 50M (votes: 3,613,063 for, 267,823 against).
- Five directors elected: Alexander Buehler, Fei Chen, Peyton Boswell, Richard Meeusen, Martin Kunz; each received over 2.7M votes.
- Ratification of Sadler, Gibb & Associates as independent auditor approved with 3,669,509 votes for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-032088
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIQT
- cik: 0001307579
- company_name: LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1307579/000143774923032088/0001437749-23-032088-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1307579/000143774923032088/liqt20231114_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC: Increased authorized shares of common stock from 12,500,000 to 50,000,000 (effective 2023-11-13).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-11-13
  source text: On November 13, 2023, LiqTech International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the " Company "), filed an amendment (the " Amendment ") to its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”), from 12,500,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares, pursuant to the Company’s filing of a Certificate of Amendment (the “ Certificate ”) with the Nevada Secretary of State
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1307579/000143774923032088/0001437749-23-032088-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Election of Alexander Buehler, Fei Chen, Peyton Boswell, Richard Meeusen, and Martin Kunz as directors at the 2023-11-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-09
  source text: Proposal No. 1 : The election of Alexander Buehler, Fei Chen, Peyton Boswell, Richard Meeusen, and Martin Kunz for terms until the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders or until such directors’ successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. The stockholders elected the five (5) directors by the following votes: Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Alexander Buehler 2,799,173 103,166 990,617 Fei Chen 2,812,764 89,575 990,617 Peyton Boswell 2,743,839 158,500 990,617 Richard Meeusen 2,738,666 163,673 990,617 Martin Kunz 2,814,293 88,046 990,617
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1307579/000143774923032088/0001437749-23-032088-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Ratification of Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm at the 2023-11-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-09
  source text: Proposal No. 3 : The stockholders ratified Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm by the following votes: Votes For 3,669,509 Votes Against 5,471 Abstentions 217,976
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1307579/000143774923032088/0001437749-23-032088-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC shareholders approved Amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase authorized shares of Common Stock from 12,500,000 to 50,000,000 at the 2023-11-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-09
  source text: Proposal No. 2 : The stockholders voted to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 12,500,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares and such amendment was approved by the following votes: Votes For 3,613,063 Votes Against 267,823 Abstentions 12,070
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1307579/000143774923032088/0001437749-23-032088-index.htm

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