aqms20230403

aqms20230403_8k.htm

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): March 31, 2023

AQUA METALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-37515	47-1169572
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


5370 Kietzke Lane, Suite 201 Reno, Nevada 89511
(Address of principal executive offices)

(775) 446-4418

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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.

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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. ☐

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

Title of each class

Common stock: Par value $.001

Trading Symbol(s)

AQMS

Name of each exchange on which registered

Nasdaq Capital Market

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 31, 2023, Aqua Metals, Inc. received a notice of Comstock Inc.’s exercise of the option to purchase to the land and building located at 2500 Peru Dr., McCarran, Nevada

Per the Industrial Lease dated February 15, 2021, Comstock has the right to exercise the purchase option in lieu of LINICO, and the transaction will follow the same terms of the original agreement. Per the agreement, Comstock has no more than 30 days, or until April 30, 2023, to close on the purchase of the land and building.

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.

	AQUA METALS, INC.


Dated: April 4, 2023	/s/ Stephen Cotton
	Stephen Cotton,
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Aqua Metals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events