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, 2017

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)

1010 Atlantic Avenue

Alameda, California 94501

(Address of principal executive offices)

(510) 479-7635

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On June 9, 2017, our Chief Commercial Officer, Stephen Cotton, resigned from his employment with Aqua Metals, Inc. We expect that Mr. Cotton will provide consulting services to the Company through at least the end of 2017. Aqua Metals established key strategic relationships during Mr. Cotton’s tenure and is now entering the next phase of development, focusing on physical deployment through expansion and addition of its own facilities and execution of the Johnson Controls licensing agreement. As of the date of this report, we do not intend to appoint a new Chief Commercial Officer.

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 15, 2017	/s/ Thomas Murphy
	Thomas Murphy
	Chief Financial Officer