UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 8, 2017 | ||
| Abtech Holdings, Inc. | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| Nevada | 000-52762 | 14-1994102 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4110 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 235 | ||
| Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 | ||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | ||
| (480) 874-4000 | ||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
| (b) | Resignation of Named Executive Officer. |
On December 8, 2017, Jeffrey Gutierrez provided notice of his resignation as Vice President of Sales & Marketing of AbTech Industries, Inc. (“AbTech”), the majority-owned subsidiary of Abtech Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of December 22, 2017. Mr. Gutierrez resigned from this position for personal reasons and his resignation is not a result of any disagreement with the Company or the Company’s management.
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.
| Date: December 14, 2017 | ABTECH HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Glenn R. Rink | |
| Glenn R. Rink, | ||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||