8-K

U.S. 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):March 1, 2018

ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC.

(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37822	27-5472457
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

640 Plaza Drive, Suite 270, Highlands Ranch, CO	80129
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(720) 598-3500

Not Applicable

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

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c)

On March 1, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (“ADES” or the "Company") approved the creation of the Chief Financial Officer position and appointment of Greg Marken to this office, effective March 1, 2018. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Marken has served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Marken will assume the responsibilities as the principal financial officer, which principal financial officer responsibilities were filled by L. Heath Sampson, ADES’ President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Marken was also appointed Treasurer on March 1, 2018, an office held until such date by Mr. Sampson. Mr. Marken will continue to serve as the Secretary of ADES and as a director of ADA-ES, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ADA”). Mr. Marken will continue to participate in the Company’s short-term and long-term incentive plans for the Company’s executive officers and his existing other compensation arrangements.

Mr. Marken, 36, has served as ADES’ Chief Accounting Officer since June 2016, responsible for all aspects of ADES’ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reporting, technical accounting matters and various other accounting tasks. He previously served as ADES' Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting since 2015 and led ADES’ efforts to restate prior financial statements and bring ADES current with SEC reporting obligations. Prior to ADES, Mr. Marken held various positions, including Senior Manager, Assurance Services, at Ernst & Young, LLP from 2005 through 2015. He received his BBA in Accounting and MS in Finance from Texas A&M University. Mr. Marken is a CPA.

Mr. Marken has no family relationships with any other officer or director of the Company and has not been a party to a related party transaction pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The position of Chief Accounting Officer was eliminated as of March 1, 2018. 

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Marken's appointment is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 7, 2018

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 7, 2018

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.

Registrant

/s/ L. Heath Sampson

L. Heath Sampson

President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Advanced Emissions Solutions Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, March 7, 2018 -GlobeNewswire - Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADES) (the "Company" or "ADES") today announced the appointment of Greg Marken as its Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Marken served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer prior to taking this new position on March 1, 2018. Mr. Marken, 36, has served on ADES’ finance and accounting team since 2015. During this time, he has led numerous aspects of ADES’ accounting and finance efforts, in addition to playing a key role in the execution of many strategic initiatives of the Company.

Mr. Sampson stated: “I’d like to congratulate Greg on his expanded role. Greg has been instrumental in the achievement of the Company's finance and accounting goals, beginning with the restatement and continuing through our execution of our strategic priorities. I look forward to working with him as a trusted business partner and leader as we continue to seek opportunities to achieve shareholder value and growth."

About Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. serves as the holding entity for a family of companies that provide emissions solutions to customers in the power generation and other industries.

ADA-ES, Inc. (“ADA”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (“ADES”) that provides emissions control solutions for coal-fired power generation and industrial boiler industries. With more than 25 years of experience developing advanced mercury control solutions, ADA delivers proprietary environmental technologies, equipment and specialty chemicals that enable coal-fueled boilers to meet emissions regulations. These solutions enhance existing air pollution control equipment, maximizing capacity and improving operating efficiencies. Our track record includes securing more than 40 US and international patents for emissions control technology and systems and selling the most activated carbon injection systems for power plant mercury control in North America. For more information on ADA, and its products and services, visit www.adaes.com.

Tinuum Group, LLC (“Tinuum Group”) is a 42.5% owned joint venture by ADA that provides ADA’s patented Refined Coal (“RC”) CyClean™ technology to enhance combustion of and reduce emissions of NOx and mercury from coals in cyclone boilers and ADA’s patented M-45™ and M-45-PC™ technologies for Circulating Fluidized boilers and Pulverized Coal boilers respectively.

Source: Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.

Investor Contact:

Alpha IR Group

Chris Hodges or Ryan Coleman

312-445-2870

ADES@alpha-ir.com