UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

__________

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~November~~December 56, 2024

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-36426	04-3156167
(State or other jurisdiction ‎of incorporation)	(Commission ‎File Number)	(IRS Employer ‎Identification No.)

233 Ayer Road, Suite 4, Harvard, Massachusetts

(Address of principal executive offices)

01451

(Zip Code)

978-648-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	AQB	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 25.02. ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~November~~December 56, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. ~~issued~~(the a“Company”) ~~press~~appointed ~~release~~David ~~regarding~~Frank ~~its~~as ~~financial~~Interim ~~results~~Chief ~~and~~Executive ~~corporate~~Officer ~~updates~~of ~~for~~the Company, effective immediately, replacing David Melbourne, who provided notice of his voluntary resignation as Chief Executive Officer of the ~~quarter~~Company ~~ended~~on ~~September~~December 306, 2024, effective immediately. A ~~copy~~Mr. ofMelbourne ~~the~~has ~~press~~confirmed ~~release~~that his departure is ~~furnished~~not ~~herewith~~due asto ~~Exhibit~~a 99disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.1 ~~and~~Mr. isFrank ~~incorporated~~will ~~herein~~also bycontinue ~~reference~~to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 11, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Frank as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Company’s decision to cease fish farming operations. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

		Description
99.1		Press release issued by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. on ~~November~~December 511, 2024.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.
		(Registrant)
Date: November 5, 2024		/s/ David A. Frank
Date: December 11, 2024		/s/ David A. Frank
		David A. Frank
		Chief Financial Officer
		Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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