secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS)
CIK:        0001621832
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-016427
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Aqua Metals appoints Eric West as CFO effective May 19, 2025
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- Eric West appointed CFO, effective May 19, 2025; previously VP of Finance at Aqua Metals (2019-2024).
- Base salary of $300,000; eligible for short-term bonus up to 75% and long-term bonus up to 125% of base.
- Granted RSUs for 100,000 shares vesting over three years under 2019 Stock Incentive Plan.
- Severance of 12 months salary plus pro-rata bonuses if terminated without cause or resigns for good reason.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774925016427/0001437749-25-016427-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774925016427/aqms20250512_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-016427

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