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accession: "0001437749-24-018180"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AQMS"
cik: "0001621832"
company_name: "Aqua Metals, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T09:12:15.347142+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aqua Metals shareholders approve all proposals at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- Elected directors DiVito, Cotton, Zhang, Smith; each received between 22M and 37M votes for, with 26.3M broker non-votes.
- Approved amendment to 2019 Stock Incentive Plan to increase reserved shares: 31.0M for, 7.8M against.
- Approved charter amendment to increase authorized shares from 200M to 300M: 55.8M for, 9.3M against.
- Ratified Forvis LLP as auditor for 2024: 64.4M for, 0.8M against.
- Advisory approval of executive compensation: 31.1M for, 7.4M against, 26.3M broker non-votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-018180
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AQMS
- cik: 0001621832
- company_name: Aqua Metals, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774924018180/0001437749-24-018180-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774924018180/aqms20240523_8k.htm

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