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

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2012</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abtech Holdings, Inc.</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Nevada</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">000-52762</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">14-1994102</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or Other<BR> Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; text-align: center">4110 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 235</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Scottsdale, Arizona 85251</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">(480) 874-4000</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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
(<I>see</I> General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</TD></TR>
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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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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-weight: bold">Item 5.02</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; font-weight: bold">Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) Director Resignation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On August 15, 2012,
F. Daniel Gabel, 73, resigned from the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;), effective that date. Mr. Gabel,
who also served as a member of the Board&rsquo;s Audit Committee and was designated by the Board as an &ldquo;audit committee financial
expert,&rdquo; is transitioning to the Company&rsquo;s Strategic Advisory Board.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(d) Election of New
Director.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On August 15, 2012,
The Company announced that Steven W. Kohlhagen, age 64, has been appointed a member of the Company&rsquo;s Board, effective that
date. Mr. Kohlhagen filled the vacancy of the Board that resulted from the resignation of F. Daniel Gabel.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Kohlhagen will
receive the same compensation package as other independent, non-employee directors, but no compensation has been awarded as of
the date of this Report. Currently, independent non-employee directors receive an annual retainer of $10,000 per year, plus $2,500
per quarter for attendance at regular meetings of the Board. Members of the Audit Committee receive an annual fee of $750 for attendance
at a majority of audit committee meetings held during the year. Independent, non-employee directors also receive a grant of discretionary
non-qualified stock options under the Company&rsquo;s shareholder-approved stock option plan, with 60,000 shares vesting per year.
Stock options under such plans are awarded with an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of the Company&rsquo;s
common stock on the option grant date, and typically have a term of not more than 10 years from date of grant. Independent, non-employee
directors can also receive up to $20,000 and 40,000 stock options if the Company achieves annual performance targets set by the
Board of Directors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company anticipates
that Mr. Kohlhagen will be appointed a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and designated by the Board as an &ldquo;audit
committee financial expert,&rdquo; but such appointment and designation were not made during the Board meeting at which Mr. Kohlhagen
was appointed a member of the Board.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The information contained
in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo;
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference, or deemed incorporated by reference, in any registration statement pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-weight: bold">Item 9.01</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; font-weight: bold">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 92%; font-weight: bold">Exhibits</TD></TR>
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    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD>Press release issued August 15, 2012 and entitled &ldquo;Abtech Holdings Appoints Prominent Financial Expert to its Board of Directors&rdquo;</TD></TR>
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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, 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="text-align: justify">Date:&nbsp; August 20, 2012</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">ABTECH HOLDINGS, INC.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;(Registrant)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: justify">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-style: italic; text-align: justify">/s/ Glenn R. Rink</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; font-style: italic; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Glenn R. Rink,</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Chief Executive Officer and President</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15%">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="width: 85%">Press release issued August 15, 2012 and entitled &ldquo;Abtech Holding Appoints Prominent Financial Expert to its Board of
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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2012
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))
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.
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Director Resignation.
On August 15, 2012,
F. Daniel Gabel, 73, resigned from the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective that date. Mr. Gabel,
who also served as a member of the Board's Audit Committee and was designated by the Board as an "audit committee financial
expert," is transitioning to the Company's Strategic Advisory Board.
(d) Election of New
Director.
On August 15, 2012,
The Company announced that Steven W. Kohlhagen, age 64, has been appointed a member of the Company's Board, effective that
date. Mr. Kohlhagen filled the vacancy of the Board that resulted from the resignation of F. Daniel Gabel.
Mr. Kohlhagen will
receive the same compensation package as other independent, non-employee directors, but no compensation has been awarded as of
the date of this Report. Currently, independent non-employee directors receive an annual retainer of $10,000 per year, plus $2,500
per quarter for attendance at regular meetings of the Board. Members of the Audit Committee receive an annual fee of $750 for attendance
at a majority of audit committee meetings held during the year. Independent, non-employee directors also receive a grant of discretionary
non-qualified stock options under the Company's shareholder-approved stock option plan, with 60,000 shares vesting per year.
Stock options under such plans are awarded with an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of the Company's
common stock on the option grant date, and typically have a term of not more than 10 years from date of grant. Independent, non-employee
directors can also receive up to $20,000 and 40,000 stock options if the Company achieves annual performance targets set by the
Board of Directors.
The Company anticipates
that Mr. Kohlhagen will be appointed a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and designated by the Board as an "audit
committee financial expert," but such appointment and designation were not made during the Board meeting at which Mr. Kohlhagen
was appointed a member of the Board.
The information contained
in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference, or deemed incorporated by reference, in any registration statement pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
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Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Press release issued August 15, 2012 and entitled "Abtech Holdings Appoints Prominent Financial Expert to its Board of Directors"
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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.
Date:  August 20, 2012
ABTECH HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Glenn R. Rink
Glenn R. Rink,
Chief Executive Officer and President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press release issued August 15, 2012 and entitled "Abtech Holding Appoints Prominent Financial Expert to its Board of
Directors".
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