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Aqua Metals Announces Reverse Stock Split

Aqua Metals Announces Reverse Stock Split

Common Stock Will Begin Trading on a Split-Adjusted Basis on August 4, 2025

RENO, Nev., July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS), a pioneer in sustainable lithium battery recycling, today announced that it intends to effect a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1 post-split share for every 10 pre-split shares. The reverse stock split will become effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, on August 4, 2025. The Company's common stock will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “AQMS” and will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on August 4, 2025.

At a special meeting of stockholders held on July 22, 2025, the Company's stockholders granted the Company's Board of Directors the discretion to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's common stock through an amendment to its First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, at a ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not more than 1-for-10, with such ratio to be determined by the Company's Board of Directors.

At the effective time of the reverse stock split, every 10 shares of the Company's issued common stock will be converted automatically into one issued share of common stock without any change in the par value per share. Stockholders holding shares through a brokerage account will have their shares automatically adjusted to reflect the 1-for-10 reverse stock split. It is not necessary for stockholders holding shares of the Company's common stock in certificated form to exchange their existing stock certificates for new stock certificates of the Company in connection with the reverse stock split, although stockholders may do so if they wish.

The reverse stock split will affect all stockholders uniformly and will not alter any stockholder's percentage interest in the Company's equity, except to the extent that the reverse stock split would result in a stockholder owning a fractional share. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the reverse split. Stockholders of record who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares, will be entitled to receive cash (without interest) in lieu of fractional shares, equal to such fraction multiplied by the average of the closing sales prices of the common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market during regular trading hours for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the effective date of the reverse split (with such average closing sales prices being adjusted to give effect to the reverse split).

The reverse stock split will reduce the number of issued shares of the Company's common stock from 13,948,763 shares to approximately 1,394,876 shares. Proportional adjustments will be made to the number of shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of the Company’s equity awards and warrants, as well as the applicable exercise price. Stockholders whose shares are held in brokerage accounts should direct any questions concerning the reverse stock split to their broker. All stockholders of record may direct questions to the Company's transfer agent, VStock Transfer, LLC at (212) 828-8436.

As previously disclosed, on July 2, 2025, the Company received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC notifying the Company that it had fallen below compliance with respect to the continued listing standard set forth in Rule 5550(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules because the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock over the previous 30 consecutive trading-day period had fallen below $1.00 per share and, consequently, the Company’s common stock was subject to potential delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company has filed an appeal with the Nasdaq Hearing Panel and, pending the appeal, the Company’s common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company believes that the 1:10 reverse split will enable the Company to successfully appeal the proposed delisting of the Company’s common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) or otherwise avoid the delisting of its common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market.

About Aqua Metals

Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS) is reinventing metals recycling with its patented AquaRefining™ technology. The Company is focused on commercializing sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling that is non-polluting and closes the loop on critical minerals for clean energy technologies. Aqua Metals is based in Reno, Nevada, with facilities located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. For more information, visit .

Aqua Metals Social Media

Aqua Metals has used, and intends to continue using, its investor relations website (), in addition to its X, Threads, LinkedIn and YouTube accounts at (@AquaMetalsInc), (@aquametalsinc), and respectively, as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

Safe Harbor 

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Aqua Metals, Inc. Those forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Among those risks and uncertainties are those other risks disclosed in the section “Risk Factors” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025 and in the section “Proposal No. Three – The Reverse Split Proposal – Risks of the Reverse Split” included in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on June 23, 2025. Aqua Metals cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Aqua Metals does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur, except as required by law.

Contact Information

Investor Relations

Bob Meyers & Rob Fink

FNK IR

646-878-9204

Media

David Regan

Aqua Metals

415-336-3553



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31/07/2025

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