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

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)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5370 Kietzke Lane, Suite 201 Reno, Nevada 89511
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(775) 446-4418

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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

Title of each class

Common Stock: Par value $0.001

Trading Symbol(s)

AQMS

Name of each exchange on which

registered

Nasdaq Capital Market

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. ☐

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 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

Method Filing

The following exhibit is filed with this report:

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

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: June 13, 2025	/s/ Stephen Cotton
	Stephen Cotton
	Chief Executive Officer

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