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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-023332"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AQMS"
cik: "0001621832"
company_name: "Aqua Metals, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-07-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T02:22:15.696256+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aqua Metals shareholders approve reverse stock split and $10M Lincoln Park equity facility

## Summary
- All four director nominees elected (DiVito, Cotton, Henderson, Gangloff) with >1.7M votes for each.
- Reverse stock split approved (4.35M for vs 0.55M against); ratio range 1:2 to 1:10 set by board.
- Approved issuance of up to $10M common stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund under purchase agreement (2.0M for, 0.24M against).
- Amendment to 2019 Stock Incentive Plan to increase reserved shares approved (1.57M for, 0.65M against).
- Ratification of Forvis Mazars as auditor and advisory say-on-pay approved by large margins.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-023332
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AQMS
- cik: 0001621832
- company_name: Aqua Metals, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774925023332/0001437749-25-023332-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774925023332/aqms20250723_8k.htm

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