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 1, 2016

 

 

Akoustis Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

333-193467

(Commission File

Number)

33-1229046

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

  

9805 Northcross Center Court, Suite H

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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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On November 1, 2016, Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has achieved a significant performance improvement in its patented single-crystal bulk acoustic wave technology, which the Company believes satisfies resonator requirements to produce commercial, high-band RF filters, including 4G/LTE, Wi-Fi, emerging 5G and other wireless applications. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained in this Item 7.01 of this report is being 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. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing 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:

 

Exhibit No. Description  
99.1 Press release dated November 1, 2016  
     

   

 
 

 

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.

 

  AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Jeffrey B. Shealy
    Name: Jeffrey B. Shealy
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:  November 1, 2016

 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No. Description  
     
99.1 Press release dated November 1, 2016