Aqua Metals Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
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.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS), azienda specializzata nel riciclo sostenibile di batterie al litio, ha nuovamente soddisfatto il requisito minimo del prezzo di negoziazione imposto dal Nasdaq. Il ripristino della conformità è avvenuto tramite un reverse stock split eseguito il 31 luglio 2025, a seguito della notifica di non conformità ricevuta il 2 luglio 2025.
Il titolo della società ha mantenuto il prezzo di chiusura richiesto, superiore a 1,00 USD per azione, per i giorni di negoziazione consecutivi necessari, permettendo al Nasdaq di confermare la conformità. Il CEO Steve Cotton ha sottolineato che si tratta di una tappa di convalida, che mette la società in condizione di interagire con investitori istituzionali e partner strategici di più ampio respiro.
Aqua Metals ora si concentra sullo sviluppo del suo primo Campus AquaRefining™, sulla costruzione di partnership per le materie prime e gli accordi di offtake, e sulla ricerca di opportunità in joint venture e licenze per rafforzare la catena di approvvigionamento nazionale dei materiali per batterie.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS), una empresa de reciclaje sostenible de baterías de litio, ha recuperado con éxito el cumplimiento del requisito mínimo de precio por acción de Nasdaq. La compañía lo logró mediante un split inverso de acciones ejecutado el 31 de julio de 2025, tras recibir una notificación de incumplimiento el 2 de julio de 2025.
Las acciones mantuvieron el precio de cierre requerido por encima de 1,00 USD por acción durante los días de negociación consecutivos necesarios, lo que llevó a Nasdaq a confirmar el cumplimiento. El CEO Steve Cotton destacó que se trata de un hito que valida la estrategia, posicionando a la empresa para relacionarse con inversores institucionales y socios estratégicos de mayor alcance.
Aqua Metals ahora se centra en desarrollar su primer Campus AquaRefining™, en crear asociaciones para el suministro y los acuerdos de offtake, y en buscar oportunidades de joint ventures y licencias para reforzar la cadena de suministro nacional de materiales para baterías.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS), 지속 가능한 리튬 배터리 재활용 회사가 나스닥의 최저 매매가격 요건을 성공적으로 회복했습니다. 회사는 2025년 7월 2일 수령한 비적합 통지 이후 2025년 7월 31일 시행된 리버스 주식병합을 통해 이를 달성했습니다.
회사의 주가는 필요한 연속 거래일 동안 주당 종가 1.00달러 이상을 유지했고, 이에 따라 나스닥은 적합성을 확인했습니다. CEO 스티브 코튼은 이를 검증의 이정표로 평가하며, 회사가 보다 폭넓은 기관 투자자 및 전략적 이해관계자와 소통할 수 있는 위치에 섰다고 강조했습니다.
Aqua Metals는 이제 첫 번째 AquaRefining™ 캠퍼스 개발, 원료 및 오프테이크 파트너십 구축, 합작 투자 및 라이선스 기회 모색에 주력하여 국내 배터리 소재 공급망을 강화할 계획입니다.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS), une entreprise de recyclage durable des batteries au lithium, a retrouvé avec succès la conformité à l'exigence minimale de cours du Nasdaq. La société y est parvenue grâce à une fusion inversée d'actions réalisée le 31 juillet 2025, suite à une notification de non-conformité reçue le 2 juillet 2025.
Le titre a maintenu le cours de clôture requis, supérieur à 1,00 USD par action, pendant les jours de bourse consécutifs nécessaires, conduisant à la confirmation de conformité par le Nasdaq. Le PDG Steve Cotton a souligné qu'il s'agit d'une étape de validation, positionnant l'entreprise pour engager des relations avec un éventail plus large d'investisseurs institutionnels et de partenaires stratégiques.
Aqua Metals se concentre désormais sur le développement de son premier campus AquaRefining™, l'établissement de partenariats pour les matières premières et les contrats d'offtake, ainsi que sur la recherche d'opportunités de coentreprises et de licences pour renforcer la chaîne d'approvisionnement nationale en matériaux pour batteries.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS), ein Unternehmen für nachhaltiges Recycling von Lithiumbatterien, hat die Einhaltung der Mindestgebotspreis-Anforderung der Nasdaq erfolgreich wiedererlangt. Das Unternehmen erzielte dies durch einen Reverse Stock Split, der am 31. Juli 2025 durchgeführt wurde, nachdem am 2. Juli 2025 eine Mitteilung über die Nichtkonformität eingegangen war.
Die Aktie hielt den erforderlichen Schlusskurs von über 1,00 USD je Aktie für die notwendigen aufeinanderfolgenden Handelstage, woraufhin die Nasdaq die Konformität bestätigte. CEO Steve Cotton bezeichnete dies als Validierungsmeilenstein und sagte, dass das Unternehmen nun in der Lage sei, mit einem breiteren Kreis institutioneller und strategischer Stakeholder in Kontakt zu treten.
Aqua Metals konzentriert sich nun auf den Aufbau seines ersten AquaRefining™ Campus, auf den Aufbau von Feedstock- und Offtake-Partnerschaften sowie auf die Verfolgung von Joint-Venture- und Lizenzierungsmöglichkeiten, um die nationale Lieferkette für Batteriematerialien zu stärken.
- 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
- 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
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Aqua Metals regains Nasdaq compliance following reverse stock split, avoiding delisting risk and strengthening market position.
Aqua Metals has successfully resolved its Nasdaq compliance issue through a strategic reverse stock split that has maintained its closing bid price above the critical
The company's successful appeal and compliance resolution represents more than a procedural victory - it preserves vital capital market access that's fundamental for early-stage cleantech companies. Maintaining Nasdaq listing provides several critical advantages:
- Continued access to institutional investors who often have mandates preventing investment in OTC-listed securities
- Enhanced liquidity for shareholders
- Greater visibility in the market
- Stronger positioning for pursuing joint ventures and partnerships
Looking beyond the compliance matter, management's statements suggest a continued focus on commercialization of their AquaRefining™ technology for lithium battery recycling. The company appears to be pursuing a three-pronged strategy: building feedstock/offtake partnerships, pursuing joint ventures/licensing opportunities, and securing financing for its first AquaRefining™ Campus. The explicit mention of "optimizing its capital structure" signals that additional financing activities may be forthcoming.
This compliance resolution eliminates a significant distraction for management and removes what could have been a substantial impediment to the company's ability to execute its business strategy in the sustainable battery recycling market.
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.
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Aqua Metals
415-336-3553
david.regan@aquametals.com
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