Stephen Cotton - 01 Jul 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS)

Reporting relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Issuer ticker: AQMS
Reported as of: 01 Jul 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 07 Jul 2026, 16:05:23 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 15 Apr 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Eric West, by power of attorney

Key filing fact

Stephen Cotton filed Form 4 for Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) on 07 Jul 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Stephen Cotton's Form 4 filing for Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS).
1 reported transaction and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 07 Jul 2026, 16:05.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 15 Apr 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001649322 Primary reporting owner

Cotton Stephen

Relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Address: 5370 KIETZKE LN, SUITE 201, RENO
Signature: /s/ Eric West, by power of attorney
Signature date: 07 Jul 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

AQMS transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -2,402
Change %: -1.1%
Price: $2.97^*
Shares after: 217,271
Date: 01 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 2 footnotes

Footnote F1

Represents the number of shares withheld and returned to the plan to cover the tax liability of the July 1, 2026 vesting of a previously reported restricted share grant represented in Table I.

Footnote F2

Includes 81,522 shares underlying restricted stock units ("RSUs") that are not yet vested and deliverable.