Aqua Metals Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
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Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS), a sustainable lithium battery recycling company, has successfully regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. The company achieved this through a reverse stock split executed on July 31, 2025, following a non-compliance notification received on July 2, 2025.
The company's stock maintained the required closing bid price above $1.00 per share for the necessary consecutive trading days, leading to Nasdaq's confirmation of compliance. CEO Steve Cotton emphasized this as a validation milestone, positioning the company to engage with broader institutional and strategic stakeholders.
Aqua Metals is now focusing on developing its first AquaRefining™ Campus, building feedstock and offtake partnerships, and pursuing joint venture and licensing opportunities to strengthen the domestic battery materials supply chain.
Positive
- Successfully regained Nasdaq compliance, maintaining listing status
- Strategic focus on building feedstock and offtake partnerships
- Pursuing expansion through joint ventures and licensing opportunities
- Positioned to attract broader institutional investor base
Negative
- Required implementation of reverse stock split due to previous trading below $1.00
- History of stock price weakness leading to compliance issues
- May need additional capital market access for growth initiatives
News Market Reaction 8 Alerts
On the day this news was published, AQMS declined 6.24%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction. Argus tracked a trough of -5.5% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 8 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $360K from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $5M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Company remains in good standing on Nasdaq Capital Market; strengthens platform to execute commercialization and growth strategy
RENO, Nev., Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS), a leader in sustainable lithium battery recycling, today announced that it has received written notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market and that the matter is now closed. The notification follows our previously announced reverse stock split and a period during which the Company’s common stock maintained a closing bid price at or above
On July 2, 2025, Nasdaq notified the Company that it was not in compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules, as its common stock had traded below
“This notification from Nasdaq is another validation milestone for Aqua Metals,” said Steve Cotton, President and CEO of Aqua Metals. “We have resolved the bid-price matter and remain focused on executing our plan of advancing our technology and pursuing partnerships that we believe can also expand our addressable market. With our listing in good standing, we’re positioned to engage a broader base of institutional and strategic stakeholders.”
Aqua Metals continues to focus on building feedstock and offtake partnerships as well as pursuing joint venture, licensing and financing opportunities for the development of the first AquaRefining™ Campus, with the goal of building a secure domestic supply chain for critical battery materials. The Company also expects to continue evaluating opportunities to optimize its capital structure and maintain access to the capital markets to support its growth initiatives.
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 www.aquametals.com.
Aqua Metals Social Media
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This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Aqua Metals, Inc. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that contain words such as "expects," "contemplates," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "believes," "estimates," "potential," and variations of such words or similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes, or that do not relate to historical matters. Those forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, (1) the risk that we may not be able to acquire the funding necessary to maintain our current level of operations; and (2) those risks disclosed in the section "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2025. Aqua Metals cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company 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
aqms@fnkir.com
Media
David Regan
Aqua Metals
415-336-3553
david.regan@aquametals.com
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