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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-028733"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AQMS"
cik: "0001621832"
company_name: "Aqua Metals, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-21T20:10:33+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-21T20:12:23.585455+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aqua Metals shareholders elect 4 directors, approve 750k-share plan increase

## Summary
- Directors elected at Aug 18, 2026 annual meeting: Cotton (577,985 for), DiVito (529,404), Gangloff (564,237), Henderson (567,937); broker non-votes 1,046,551.
- Approved 2019 Stock Incentive Plan amendment adding 750,000 shares: 345,976 for, 266,657 against, 3,834 abstain.
- Ratified Forvis Mazars as independent auditor for FY2026: 1,618,508 for, 29,482 against, 15,028 abstain.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 509,510 for, 96,548 against, 10,409 abstain; 1,046,551 broker non-votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-028733
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AQMS
- cik: 0001621832
- company_name: Aqua Metals, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-21T20:10:33+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774926028733/0001437749-26-028733-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774926028733/aqms20260818_8k.htm

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