8-K

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) October 9, 2020

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	333-99393	90-0226181
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3001 NW 25 Avenue, Suite 1, Pompano Beach, FL 33069

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 462-5570

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

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
none	N/A	N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company [  ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 9, 2020 Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing its common stock had been approved for quotation on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor is it incorporated by reference into any filing of Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits.

		Incorporated by Reference			Filed or Furnished Herewith
No.	Exhibit Description	Form	Date Filed	Number
99.1	Press release dated October 9, 2020				Furnished

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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.

	Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc.
Date: October 9, 2020	By:	/s/ Robert M. Carmichael
		Robert M. Carmichael, Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc. (BWMG) Announces Up-Listing to OTCQB

Pompano Beach, Florida, October 9, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brownies Marine Group, Inc. (OTC Pink: BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of tankless dive equipment and high pressure air and industrial compressors in the marine industry, announces today that the Company’s common stock has been up-listed and approved for quotation on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace effective October 12, 2020. The Company will continue to be quoted under the quotation symbol “BWMG”.

“Uplisting to the OTCQB is an important milestone for our Company,” stated Robert Carmichael, President and CEO. “We are enthusiastic about the ability of our new listing to increase investor awareness, visibility, and trading liquidity of our common stock. We believe that the acceptance to the OTCQB is just the latest step in the Company’s growth and this status will assist us in continuing to grow our business, as well as enhance our shareholder value.”

The OTCQB is a venture market operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. and is designed for early-stage and developing companies located both in the United States and abroad. Considered an established public market by the SEC, the OTCQB provides current public information to investors that need to analyze, value, and trade securities. OTCQB eligible companies must be current in their reporting, and undergo an annual verification and management certification processes.

About Brownie’s Marine Group

Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc., is the parent company to a family of innovative brands with a unique concentration in the industrial and recreational diving industry. The Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, tests, manufactures, and distributes recreational hookah diving, yacht-based scuba air compressors and nitrox generation systems, and scuba and water safety products in the United States and internationally. The Company has three subsidiaries: Trebor Industries, Inc., founded in 1981, dba as “Brownie’s Third Lung”; BLU3, Inc.; and Brownie’s High-Pressure Services, Inc., dba LW Americas. The Company is headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida.

For more information, visit: www.BrowniesMarineGroup.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain forward looking statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those anticipated or expected. Actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. Stockholders and potential investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements in this report are reasonable, we cannot assure stockholders and potential investors that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions underlying such statements, or otherwise. You are urged to carefully review and consider any cautionary statements and other disclosures, including the statements made under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and our other periodic and quarterly filings with the SEC.

Source: Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc.
Contact Information: (954)-462-5570
investors@browniesmarinegroup.com