FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Boller Kenneth
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Akoustis Technologies, Inc. [AKTS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9805 NORTHCROSS CENTER CT, SUITE A
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/18/2019
(Street)

HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/19/2019   M   4,000 A (1) 11,900 D  
Common Stock 12/19/2019   S(2)   500 D $ 8.06 11,400 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (3) 12/18/2019   A   15,000     (4)   (4) Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 15,000 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 12/19/2019   M     4,000   (5)   (5) Common Stock 4,000 $ 0 8,000 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)               (6)   (6) Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)               (7)   (7) Common Stock 9,000   9,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Boller Kenneth
9805 NORTHCROSS CENTER CT, SUITE A
HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078
      Interim CFO  

Signatures

 /s/Kenneth Boller by Andrew Wright, attorney-in-fact   12/20/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Restricted Stock Units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2) These transactions were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 18, 2018. These shares were sold in order to cover the reporting person's tax liability incurred in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on December 19, 2019.
(3) Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock
(4) The Restricted Stock Units vest in five equal annual installments beginning December 18, 2020.
(5) The Restricted Stock Units vest in two equal annual installments beginning December 19, 2020. The unvested RSUs were previously reported as common stock in Table I.
(6) The Restricted Stock Units vest in four equal annual installments beginning August 20, 2020. The unvested RSUs were previously reported as common stock in Table I.
(7) The Restricted Stock Units vest in three equal annual installments beginning November 23, 2020. The unvested RSUs were previously reported as common stock in Table I.

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