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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>Abtech Holdings, Inc.</B></TD>
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 Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
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Statements</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Current Report
on Form 8-K (&ldquo;Form 8-K&rdquo;) and other reports filed by the Registrant from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (collectively the &ldquo;Filings&rdquo;) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are
based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Registrant&rsquo;s management as well as estimates and assumptions
made by the Registrant&rsquo;s management. When used in the Filings the words &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;future,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; or the negative of
these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Registrant or the Registrant&rsquo;s management identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Registrant with respect to future events and are subject to risks,
uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors (including the risks contained in the section of this report entitled &ldquo;Risk
Factors&rdquo;) relating to the Registrant&rsquo;s industry, the Registrant&rsquo;s operations and results of operations, and any
businesses that may be acquired by the Registrant. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected,
intended, or planned.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Although the Registrant
believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, the Registrant cannot guarantee future
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of
the United States, the Registrant does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to
actual results.</P>

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in this Form 8-K, references to &ldquo;we,&rdquo; &ldquo;our,&rdquo; &ldquo;us,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Company,&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;
refer to Abtech Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and, unless the context otherwise requires, its majority owned subsidiary,
AbTech Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation.</P>

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Management Inc. issued a press release regarding its rollout of stormwater public-private partnerships in collaboration with Abtech
Holdings, Inc. A complete copy of the press release is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0">Date:&nbsp; June 6, 2012</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0">ABTECH HOLDINGS, INC.</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; padding: 0; font-style: italic; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Glenn R. Rink</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0">Glenn R. Rink,</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0">Chief Executive Officer and President</TD>
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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
June 6, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Abtech Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Nevada
000-52762
14-1994102
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4110 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 235
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(480) 874-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate
box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
1
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This Current Report
on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K") and other reports filed by the Registrant from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (collectively the "Filings") contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are
based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Registrant's management as well as estimates and assumptions
made by the Registrant's management. When used in the Filings the words "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "expect," "future," "intend," "plan," or the negative of
these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Registrant or the Registrant's management identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Registrant with respect to future events and are subject to risks,
uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors (including the risks contained in the section of this report entitled "Risk
Factors") relating to the Registrant's industry, the Registrant's operations and results of operations, and any
businesses that may be acquired by the Registrant. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected,
intended, or planned.
Although the Registrant
believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, the Registrant cannot guarantee future
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of
the United States, the Registrant does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to
actual results.
Unless otherwise indicated
in this Form 8-K, references to "we," "our," "us," the "Company," or the "Registrant"
refer to Abtech Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and, unless the context otherwise requires, its majority owned subsidiary,
AbTech Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Section 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 6, 2012, Waste
Management Inc. issued a press release regarding its rollout of stormwater public-private partnerships in collaboration with Abtech
Holdings, Inc. A complete copy of the press release is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Press release issued by Waste Management, Inc. dated June 6, 2012.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:  June 6, 2012
ABTECH HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Glenn R. Rink
Glenn R. Rink,
Chief Executive Officer and President
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