Taecker Benjamin S. 4

What Happened

• Benjamin S. Taecker, Chief Engineering and Operations Officer of Aqua Metals (AQMS), had 744 shares withheld and returned to the company's plan to cover tax withholding related to RSU vesting. The shares were valued at $2.97 each for a total of $2,210.
• This transaction is a tax-withholding disposition (code F), not an open-market sale or a purchase, and is a routine administrative step accompanying equity vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction date: July 1, 2026; Filing date: July 7, 2026. No late-filing flag was indicated in the provided data.
• Price per share: $2.97; Shares withheld/returned to plan: 744; Total value: $2,210.
• Footnote F1: The 744 shares were withheld to cover the tax liability from the July 1, 2026 vesting of a previously reported restricted share grant.
• Footnote F2: The filing notes there are 24,727 shares underlying restricted stock units (RSUs) that are not yet vested and deliverable.
• Shares owned after the transaction were not specified in the provided filing excerpt.

Context

• Tax-withholding disposals are routine when restricted stock or RSUs vest: companies withhold shares (or sell shares) to satisfy tax obligations. Such transactions generally do not signal a change in an insider's view of the company.
• This was not an exercise or open-market sale; it reflects payroll-tax settlement for vested equity.