Current Report · Items 5.07 · 8-K
Aqua Metals, Inc.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters To a Vote of Security Holders We held an annual meeting of stockholders on August 18, 2026, for purposes of: Electing four directors, each to serve until our 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified;…
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Item 5.07Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to Vote
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters To a Vote of Security Holders
We held an annual meeting of stockholders on August 18, 2026, for purposes of:
Electing four directors, each to serve until our 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified;
Approving an amendment to our 2019 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved under the plan by 750,000 shares;
Ratifying the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and
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Approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in our 2026 Proxy Statement.
All of the persons nominated to serve on our board of directors, namely Stephen Cotton, Vincent L. DiVito, Eric J. Gangloff and Steven K. Henderson, were elected to our board of directors, with shares voted as follows:
Shares voted for Shares withheld
Stephen Cotton 577,985 38,482
Vincent L. DiVito 529,404 87,063
Eric J. Gangloff 564,237 52,230
Steven K. Henderson 567,937 48,530
There were 1,046,551 broker non-votes in the election of directors.
Our stockholders approved an amendment to our 2019 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved under the plan by 750,000 shares, with shares voted as follows:
Shares voted for 345,976
Shares against 266,657
Shares abstaining 3,834
There were 1,046,551 broker non-votes with respect to the amendment to our 2019 Stock Incentive Plan.
Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with shares voted as follows:
Shares voted for 1,618,508
Shares against 29,482
Shares abstaining 15,028
There were no broker non-votes with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP.
Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in our 2026 Proxy Statement, with shares voted as follows:
Shares voted for 509,510
Shares against 96,548
Shares abstaining 10,409
There were 1,046,551 broker non-votes with respect to the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.