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 EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: June 30, 2017

AXION POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-22573	65-0774638
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

3601 Clover Lane

New Castle, PA 16105

(Address of principal executive offices)

(724) 654-9300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of a Director

Effective as of June 30, 2017, Chuck Trego resigned as a director of Axion Power International, Inc. for personal reasons.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Axion Power International, Inc. has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: July 5, 2017

AXION POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By: /s/ Richard H. Bogan

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Axion Power International, Inc. 8-K