# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001621832
**File Stem:** 0001437749-25-020318
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 6593
**Document Hash:** 9960046a6f4c80cb5070aaf532ca28e0
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-25-020318.hdr.sgml**: 20250613

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-25-020318

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250609

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250613

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250613

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Aqua Metals, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001621832
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SECONDARY SMELTING & REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS [3341]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 471169572
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-37515
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251046448

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2500 PERU DR.
- **CITY:** MCCARRAN
- **STATE:** NV
- **ZIP:** 89437
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (775) 525-1936

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2500 PERU DR.
- **CITY:** MCCARRAN
- **STATE:** NV
- **ZIP:** 89437

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 9, 2025

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**AQUA METALS, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-37515** | **47-1169572** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of<br> incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| **5370 Kietzke Lane, Suite 201**<br> **Reno, Nevada 89511** | **5370 Kietzke Lane, Suite 201**<br> **Reno, Nevada 89511** | **5370 Kietzke Lane, Suite 201**<br> **Reno, Nevada 89511** |
| (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) | (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) | (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) |

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| **(775) 446-4418** |
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)<br>

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class<br>Common Stock: Par value $0.001 | Trading Symbol(s)<br>AQMS | Name of each exchange on which<br> registered<br> Nasdaq Capital Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.**

June 9, 2025, the Board of Directors of Aqua Metals, Inc. (the "Company") approved an amendment to the Company's Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"), effective immediately. The amendment modified the provisions for determining the presence of a quorum at all meetings of stockholders to provide that the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of at least one-third (33.33%) of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting will constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. Prior to the amendment, the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote would constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

**Item 9.01** &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Financial Statements and Exhibits**

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| **(d)** | **Exhibits** | **Method Filing** |

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The following exhibit is filed with this report:

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| Exhibit 3.2 | [Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Aqua Metals, Inc.](ex_829566.htm) | Filed Electronically herewith |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |  |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | **AQUA METALS, INC.** |
| Dated: June 13, 2025 | */s/ Stephen Cotton* |
|  | Stephen Cotton |
|  | Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 3.2

**Exhibit 3.2**

**AMENDMENT NO. 1** 

**TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS** 

**OF AQUA METALS, INC.**

Section 2.6 of the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Aqua Metals, Inc. is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

"SECTION 2.6. Quorum. Unless otherwise provided by law or the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, one-third (33.33%) of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law, abstentions and broker non-votes shall be counted to determine whether a quorum is present. In the absence of a quorum, the meeting may be adjourned, from time to time, by the chairman of the meeting or by vote of a majority of the shares so represented without further notice. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting. The stockholders present at a meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of such number of stockholders as may leave less than a quorum."