UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: ~~October~~December 1115, 2016

AXION POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-22573	65-0774638
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

3601 Clover Lane

New Castle, PA 16105

(Address of principal executive offices)

(724) 654-9300

(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨☐ 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))

¨Item 4.01 ~~Pre-commencement~~Changes ~~communications~~in ~~pursuant~~Registration’s toCertifying ~~Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))~~Accountant

¨On December ~~Pre-commencement~~15, ~~communications~~2016, ~~pursuant~~Frazier & Deeter, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, was engaged as the new independent registered public accounting firm for Axion Power International, Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The effective date of Frazier & Deeter’s appointment as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 is December 15, 2016. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, and the subsequent interim period through December 15, 2016, neither the Company, nor anyone acting on the Company’s behalf, has consulted with Frazier & Deeter regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to ~~Rule~~a ~~13e-4~~specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, in any case where either a written report or oral advice was provided to the Company by Frazier & Deeter that Frazier & Deeter concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (cii) ~~under~~any matter that was either the ~~Exchange~~subject ~~Act~~of a “disagreement” (17within the ~~CFR~~meaning ~~240.13e~~of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-4K and the related instructions) or a “reportable event” (cas that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

Item 4 8.01 ~~Changes~~Other ~~in Registration’s Certifying Accountant.~~Information

OnThe Company ~~October~~previously ~~11,~~reported ~~2016~~that it was to receive a $250,000 ~~Axion~~deposit ~~Power~~on ~~International~~or about December 1, 2016 from its prospective Chinese ~~Inc~~partner. (However, the ~~“Company”)~~prospective ~~was~~partner ~~advised~~has bydetermined ~~its~~to ~~independent~~have ~~registered~~its ~~accounting~~Chairman ~~firm,~~visit ~~Mayer~~Axion’s ~~Hoffman~~principal ~~McCann~~offices ~~P.C.~~on ~~(“Mayer~~January ~~Hoffman”)~~9, of2017, ~~its~~and ~~intention~~the toCompany ~~not~~expects ~~seek~~receipt ~~re-appointment~~of as the deposit thereafter. The Company’s ~~independent~~reverse ~~registered~~stock ~~public~~split ~~accounting~~proposal, ~~firm~~as set forth ~~for~~in the ~~year~~Definitive ~~ending~~Proxy ~~December~~Statement ~~31,~~on ~~2016~~Schedule ~~and~~14A, tofiled ~~cease~~with ~~serving~~the asSEC ~~the~~on ~~Company’s~~October ~~independent~~17, ~~registered~~2016, ~~public~~did ~~accounting~~not ~~firm upon~~receive ~~completion~~the approval of the requisite ~~review~~number of ~~the~~shares ~~Company’s~~to ~~unaudited~~constitute ~~financial~~shareholder ~~statements~~approval ~~for~~under ~~the~~Delaware ~~quarter~~law. ~~ended~~The ~~September~~Company ~~30,~~anticipates ~~2016~~again seeking shareholder approval imminently.

Mayer Hoffman’s reports on the financial statements of the Company for each of the past two fiscal years have neither contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor been qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that, the reports included an explanatory paragraph with respect to the uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. During the past two fiscal years and in the subsequent interim period through October 11, 2016, there were (i) no disagreements with Mayer Hoffman on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Mayer Hoffman, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports, and (ii) there were no reportable events (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).SIGNATURES

~~The Company provided Mayer Hoffman with~~Pursuant ato ~~copy~~the requirements of the ~~disclosures~~Securities ~~made~~Exchange inAct ~~this~~of ~~Current~~1934, ~~Report~~Axion onPower ~~Form~~International, ~~8-K~~Inc. ~~and~~has ~~requested~~caused ~~that~~this ~~Mayer~~report ~~Hoffman~~to ~~furnish~~be ~~a letter addressed to~~signed ~~the~~on ~~Securities~~its ~~and~~behalf ~~Exchange~~by ~~Commission stating whether or not it agrees with~~ the ~~disclosures.~~undersigned, Athereunto ~~copy~~duly ~~of this letter is filed as Exhibit 16~~authorized.~~1 hereto.~~

~~Item~~Dated: ~~9.01~~December ~~Financial~~16, ~~Statements and Exhibits.~~2016

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.	Document
16.1	Mayer Hoffman letter to the SEC dated October 17, 2016.

AXION POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

~~SIGNATURES~~By: /s/ Richard H. Bogan

~~Pursuant to the requirements~~ Chairman of the ~~Securities Exchange~~Board ~~Act~~and ofChief ~~1934,~~Executive ~~Axion Power International, Inc. has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.~~Officer

Dated: October 17, 2016

Axion Power International, Inc. By: /s/ Richard H. Bogan Richard H. Bogan Chief Executive Officer

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