8-K

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):   August 9, 2016

Hudson Technologies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New York

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-13412	13-3641539
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

PO Box 1541, One Blue Hill Plaza Pearl River, New York	10965
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(845) 735-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 9, 2016, Hudson Technologies, Inc. (“Hudson”) issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing sales of common stock by certain senior executives.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated August 9, 2016

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.

	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: August 10, 2016	By:	/s/ Kevin J. Zugibe
		Name: Kevin J. Zugibe
		Title: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Hudson Technologies Announces STOCK SALES BY CERTAIN EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

pearl river, ny – AUgust 9, 2016 – Hudson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) announced that certain executive officers have filed notifications on Form 144 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), of their intent to sell an aggregate of 1.1 million shares of Hudson common stock. Of these 1.1 million shares, 1,071,456 have been sold as of the close of trading on August 9, 2016 and the respective executives have filed Form 4s disclosing such sales. Following the completion in full of the contemplated sales, the Company’s officers and directors as a group will retain beneficial ownership of approximately 7.8 million shares or 22% ownership of Hudson.

About Hudson Technologies

Hudson Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative solutions to recurring problems within the refrigeration industry. Hudson's proprietary RefrigerantSide^® Services increase operating efficiency and energy savings, and remove moisture, oils and other contaminants frequently found in the refrigeration circuits of large comfort cooling and process refrigeration systems. Performed at a customer's site as an integral part of an effective scheduled maintenance program or in response to emergencies, RefrigerantSide^® Services offer significant savings to customers due to their ability to be completed rapidly and at higher purity levels, and can be utilized while the customer's system continues to operate. In addition, the Company sells refrigerants and provides traditional reclamation services to the commercial and industrial air conditioning and refrigeration markets. For further information on Hudson, please visit the Company's web site at www.hudsontech.com. 

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Statements contained herein which are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Such factors include, but are not limited to, timing of any stock sales, changes in the laws and regulations affecting the industry, changes in the demand and price for refrigerants (including unfavorable market conditions adversely affecting the demand for, and the price of, refrigerants), the Company's ability to source refrigerants, regulatory and economic factors, seasonality, competition, litigation, the nature of supplier or customer arrangements that become available to the Company in the future, adverse weather conditions, possible technological obsolescence of existing products and services, possible reduction in the carrying value of long-lived assets, estimates of the useful life of its assets, potential environmental liability, customer concentration, the ability to obtain financing, any delays or interruptions in bringing products and services to market, the timely availability of any requisite permits and authorizations from governmental entities and third parties as well as factors relating to doing business outside the United States, including changes in the laws, regulations, policies, and political, financial and economic conditions, including inflation, interest and currency exchange rates, of countries in which the Company may seek to conduct business, the Company’s ability to successfully integrate any assets it acquires from third parties into its operations, and other risks detailed in the Company's 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "may", "plan", "should" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Investor Relations Contact:
John Nesbett/Jennifer Belodeau Institutional Marketing Services (IMS)
(203) 972-9200 jnesbett@institutionalms.com Company Contact:
Brian F. Coleman, President & COO
Hudson Technologies, Inc.
(845) 735-6000
bcoleman@hudsontech.com