UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSION~~COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

~~Current~~CURRENT ~~Report~~REPORT

Pursuant Toto Section 13 or 15(d) of ~~the~~theSecurities ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~September~~ May 311, ~~2025~~2026

~~ORIGINCLEAR~~OriginClear, ~~INC~~Inc.

(~~Name~~Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	333-147980	26-0287664
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization)		Identification Number)

Nevada

13575 58th Street North, Suite 200 Clearwater, FL		33760
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (727) 440-4603

333-147980		26-0287664
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

600 Cleveland St, Suite 307

Clearwater, FL 33755

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (727) 761-1630

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

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Item 58.0201Other ~~Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~Events

On ~~August~~May 2711, ~~2025~~2026, ~~Stephen Hall~~OriginClear, ~~resigned~~Inc., asa Nevada corporation (OCLN) issued a ~~Director~~shareholder release regarding the recent death of ~~OriginClear~~Riggs Eckelberry, ~~Inc.~~the ~~and~~company’s asChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the ~~Audit~~Board ~~Committee~~of Directors and the ~~Compensation~~company’s ~~Committee~~plan moving forward. A copy of the ~~Board~~press ~~of Directors~~release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

~~Effective~~Item as9.01 ofFinancial ~~the~~Statements ~~same date, the Board of Directors appointed Cory Mertes to serve as a Director~~ and ~~as Chairman of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors~~Exhibits.

1The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

SIGNATURES

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Release dated May 11, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XRBL document).

~~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.~~SIGNATURES

	ORIGINCLEAR, INC.
September 3, 2025	By:	/s/ T. Riggs Eckelberry
		Name:	T. Riggs Eckelberry
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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.

	ORIGINCLEAR, INC.

May 13, 2026	By:	/s/ Cory Mertes
		Name: Cory Mertes Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer

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