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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-17-007852
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170711
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170717
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170717

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Coda Octopus Group, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001334325
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL SYS [3812]
		IRS NUMBER:				342008348
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-52815
		FILM NUMBER:		17966798

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7380 SAND LAKE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE #500
		CITY:			ORLANDO
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32819
		BUSINESS PHONE:		801-973-9136

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7380 SAND LAKE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE #500
		CITY:			ORLANDO
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32819
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8-K</B></FONT></P>

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REPORT</B></FONT></P>

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to Section 13 or 15(d) of</FONT></P>

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></P>

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of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 11, 2017</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 18pt"><B>CODA
OCTOPUS GROUP, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>000-52815</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>34-200-8348</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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Sand Lake Road, Suite #500</B></FONT></P>

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FL 32819 </B></FONT></P>

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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):</FONT></P>

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5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Offiers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers. </B></FONT></P>

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Effective July 11, 2017, the board of directors of Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) elected Mary Losty to
fill an existing vacancy on the Company&rsquo;s board.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mary
M. Losty is a private investor in both US equities and real estate. She currently serves as Commissioner on both Dorchester County
and the City of Cambridge, Maryland&rsquo;s Planning and Zoning Commissions. She also serves as a Committeeman for the Eastern
Shore Land Conservancy as well as the Pine Street Committee of Cambridge, MD. She served as a member of the Board of Procera Networks,
Inc. from March 2007 until that company was successfully sold in June 2015 to a private equity firm. She was a member of that
company&rsquo;s Audit Committee and the former Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Ms. Losty was a director of
Blue Earth, Inc. (formerly Genesis Fluid Solutions Holdings, Inc.) from 2009 to 2011. Ms. Losty retired in 2010 as the General
Partner at Cornwall Asset Management, LLC, a portfolio management firm located in Baltimore, Maryland, where she was responsible
for the firm&rsquo;s investment in numerous companies since 1998. Ms. Losty&rsquo;s prior experience includes working as a portfolio
manager at Duggan &amp; Associates from 1992 to 1998 and as an equity research analyst at M. Kimelman &amp; Company from 1990
to 1992. Prior to that, she worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and Co., and for several years prior to that she
was the top aide to James R. Schlesinger, a five-time U.S. cabinet secretary. Ms. Losty received both her BS and JD from Georgetown
University, the latter with magna cum laude distinction.</FONT></P>

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a member of the audit and nominating committees of the Company&rsquo;s board.</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Company will pay Ms. Losty a quarterly board fee of $2,500. She will also be issued 7,143 shares of common stock of the Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>

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    Statements.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Exhibits</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 0.5in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Press Release dated July 17, 2017</FONT></TD></TR>
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by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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July 17, 2017</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Coda
Octopus Group Appoints Mary M. Losty to its Board of Directors </B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>ORLANDO,
FL</B>, July 17, 2017 &ndash; Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (OTCQX: COGI), a global leader in real-time 3D sonar technology and real
time subsea intelligence, announces the appointment of Ms. Mary M. Losty to its Board of Directors. Ms. Losty&rsquo;s appointment
brings the Company&rsquo;s Board composition to five independent directors and one executive director, its chairman.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ms.
Losty brings extensive financial, business, international and governance experience to Coda Octopus Group&rsquo;s Board of Directors.
Her background includes serving as General Partner at Cornwall Asset Management, portfolio manager at Duggan &amp; Associates,
equity research analyst at M. Kimelman &amp; Company, and investment banker at Morgan Stanley and Co. Now retired, Ms. Losty is
a private investor in both U.S. equities and real estate. It is expected that Ms. Losty will become a member of the audit and
nominating committees of the Company&rsquo;s board.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;Mary&rsquo;s
extensive experience, including strategy for growing small companies, is a welcomed addition to our Board as we embark upon the
next growth phase of Coda Octopus Group,&rdquo; said Annmarie Gayle, Chairman of the Board and CEO. &ldquo;I am very pleased to
welcome Mary, on behalf of our entire Board. We look forward to her contributions and direction to help us achieve the strategic
goals of the Group including increasing shareholders value.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ms.
Losty served as a member of the Board of Procera Networks, Inc. from March 2007 until that company was successfully sold in June
2015 to a private equity firm. She was a member of the Audit Committee, and the former Chairman of the Nominating and Governance
Committee. As a Board member, Ms. Losty completed five private placements for the company, which was originally founded in Sweden.
Ms. Losty also served as a director of Blue Earth, Inc., formerly Genesis Fluid Solutions Holdings, Inc. from 2009 to 2011.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ms.
Losty&rsquo;s most recent career post was as Partner at Cornwall Asset Management, LLC, a portfolio management firm in Baltimore,
Maryland. She was responsible for the firm&rsquo;s investment in hundreds of small- to medium-cap emerging growth companies, 1998-2010.
Ms. Losty&rsquo;s career also includes serving as a portfolio manager at Duggan &amp; Associates, 1992-1998, and as an equity
research analyst at M. Kimelman &amp; Company, 1990-1992. Prior to that, Ms. Losty worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley
and Co., and she was the top aide to James R. Schlesinger, a five-time U.S. cabinet secretary.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ms.
Losty received her J.D. from The Georgetown University Law Center, with magna cum laude distinction, and her B.S. from the School
of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. She currently serves as Commissioner on both Dorchester County and the City of Cambridge,
Maryland&rsquo;s Planning and Zoning Commissions. She also serves as a Committeeman for the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy as
well as the Pine Street Committee of Cambridge, Maryland. Ms. Losty is also actively involved in several pro-bono organizations.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>About
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. </B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Originally
founded in 1994 as Coda Technologies, the Coda Octopus Group&rsquo;s patented real-time 3D subsea sonar technology, Echoscope&reg;,
enables real-time 3D imaging and mapping in zero visibility conditions underwater, and is used globally in numerous applications
including defense, marine construction, oil and gas subsea infrastructure installation and surveys, and port and harbor security.
For further information, please visit <U>http://www.codaoctopusgroup.com</U> or contact us at: <U>cogi@codaoctopusgroup.com.</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Forward
Looking Statement</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Coda Octopus Group, Inc. within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Those forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company&rsquo;s expectations for the growth of the Company&rsquo;s
operations and revenue. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual circumstances, events or results
may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences
include, but are not limited to, customer demand for our products and market prices; the outcome of our ongoing research and development
efforts relating to our products including our patented real time 3D solutions; our ability to develop the sales force required
to achieve our development and other examples of forward looking statement set forth in our registration statement on Form 10
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2017. Coda Octopus Group, Inc. does not undertake, and specifically
disclaims any obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>MDC
Group</U></FONT></P>

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Relations:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">David
Castaneda</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Arsen
Mugurdumov</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">414.351.9758</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Media
Relations:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Susan
Roush</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">805.624.7624</FONT></P>

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