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, 2018

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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Appointment of New Principal Financial Officer

Effective November 5, 2018, Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Kenneth Boller to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Boller joined the Company as Corporate Controller and Assistant Secretary in December 2017 and will continue to serve in this capacity, having helped build and manage the Company's finance organization. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Boller served as Regional Controller and Corporate Director of Accounting for Ecolab, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, where he assisted with internal reporting processes and controls and filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

End of Employment of Principal Financial Officer

Effective November 5, 2018, the employment by the Company of its Chief Financial Officer, John T. Kurtzweil, ended. Mr. Kurtzweil’s departure was not due to any disagreement concerning the Company’s financial statements, policies or practices.

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

The Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on November 1, 2018. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2018, 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 2019 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 the Akoustis Technologies, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, with the votes cast as follows:

Proposal 3 – The Company’s stockholders approved the Akoustis Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, with the votes cast as follows:

Proposal 4 – 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, 2019, 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.