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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): May 10, 2021
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)

8051 E. Maplewood Avenue, Suite 210, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(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)
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:

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

Class |  | Trading Symbol |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share |  | ADES |  | NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined 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 check mark 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 2.02 |  | Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 10, 2021, Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. ("ADES" or the "Company") issued a press release related to the filing of ADES's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, and posted to its website an investor presentation related to ADES's financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including the attached exhibits, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. The press release contains forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary notes at the end of the press release regarding these forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 |  | Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) |  | Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release dated May 10, 2021

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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: May 10, 2021

| Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.
| Registrant

| /s/ Greg Marken
| Greg Marken
| Interim Chief Executive Officer

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