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): October 28, 2021

AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

9805 Northcross Center Court, Suite A

Huntersville, NC 28078

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

704-997-5735

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

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.b-2 of this chapter)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on October 28, 2021. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2021, are as follows:

Proposal 1 – The Company’s stockholders elected the seven nominees to the Company’s board of directors to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal, with the votes cast as follows:

Proposal 2 – The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, with the votes cast as follows:

Proposal 3 – The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, with the votes cast as follows:

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.

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