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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-18-000559
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180116
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180116

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:	001-38154
		FILM NUMBER:		18527440

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 16, 2018</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 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%; text-align: center; font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>001-38154</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; text-align: center; font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>34-200-8348</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>7380
Sand Lake Road, Suite #500</B></FONT></P>

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

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Including Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)</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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pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
8.01 Other Events.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
January 16, 2018, Coda Octopus Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing the launch of the first product within its fourth-generation
range of sonars, the Echoscope<SUP>4G</SUP>&reg; Surface.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo;
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.</FONT></P>

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9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></FONT></P>

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following exhibits are filed with this report:</FONT></P>

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    No.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><A HREF="ex99-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Press Release dated January 16, 2018</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">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.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dated:
January 16, 2018</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Coda Octopus Group, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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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 Launches Next-Generation Real-Time 3D Sonar </B></FONT></P>

<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>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<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"><I>Reimagined,
reengineered and repackaged, debut fourth-generation product in Coda&rsquo;s 4G line, Echoscope</I><SUP>4G</SUP><I>&reg; Surface,
is 50% lighter and 40% smaller </I></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">Shallow
water applications range from port and harbor security to breakwater construction</FONT></P>

<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<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>, January 16, 2018 &ndash; Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODA), a global and peerless leader in real-time 3D sonar technology
and real-time subsea intelligence, announces the launch of the first product within its fourth-generation range of sonars, the
Echoscope<SUP>4G&reg; </SUP>Surface. The patented Coda Octopus Real Time 3D sonar is the world&rsquo;s only commercially available
real-time 3D sonar that uniquely enables vision, mapping and measurement in real time in low or zero visibility conditions underwater.
Known industry-wide as having the best-in-class sonar products for multiple applications, Coda Octopus&rsquo;s next-generation
launch (4G) is a new, proprietary and scalable breakthrough for the Company that is built upon 25 years&rsquo; experience leading
the field.</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
first product within its 4G range, Echoscope<SUP>4G&reg;</SUP> Surface, is designed for nearly plug-and-play ease of use for shallow
water operational needs not to exceed 20 meters (66 feet) water depth. The Surface features a significantly smaller form factor
that is 50% lighter and 40% smaller and requires 30% less power than that of the Echoscope<SUP>&reg;</SUP> 3G product line &ndash;
all without compromising real-time 3D image and mapping fidelity, performance or capability. These are important application attributes
for the subsea market, as subsea vehicles become smaller and lighter. Whereas the third generation was more compatible with the
likes of work-class remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) and other vessels, Coda&rsquo;s reengineered and repackaged 4G
range expands the industry-leading technology to a broader number of market applications.</FONT></P>

<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<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;Our
real-time 3D sonar technology, which we brought to the market in 2005, is at the heart of Coda&rsquo;s growth plans and strategy.
Following feedback from our customers and a clear understanding of the key applications and environments in which they use our
unique technology, we moved production of the Echoscope<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hardware component from Norway to Scotland in 2014 to
co-locate with our software development. This was a strategic move designed to re-think and further innovate our technology&rsquo;s
complete system, one which has now culminated in the Surface launch. This initial 4G product launch is an important first step
in our efforts to standardize real-time 3D sonar technology in both the commercial and defense imaging sonar markets, as many
market applications now require smaller, lighter and less power than our current third generation products. This leap forward
is a game changer and potentially paves the way for increased market share,&rdquo; said Annmarie Gayle, Coda&rsquo;s Chairman
of the Board and CEO. &ldquo;I could not be prouder of our team that has spent countless hours, both day and night, reimagining
a more scalable, agile and readily packaged technology for many applications. We continue to progress multiple new 4G products,
which we expect to roll out in the next 18 to 24 months.&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">The
Echoscope<SUP>4G&reg;</SUP> Surface is available in single, dual and XD triple models, offering three independent frequency and
3D volumes to give Coda&rsquo;s customers a flexible choice for a wide range of target applications. This range in performance
of real-time 3D sonar enables tasks from ultra-high-resolution inspection to wide-area mapping from a single, lightweight and
easy-to-deploy sensor. Built around Coda Octopus&rsquo;s patented technology, the Echoscope<SUP>4G</SUP> Surface generates a complete
3D model, composed of over 16,000 soundings, from each and every acoustic transmission, and up to 12hz refresh rate. The Surface
is neutrally buoyant in water, and features a rugged metal housing for harsh conditions and a fully integrated handle and mounting
points for attaching to vessels. Further, this debut 4G product is compatible with the full range of Coda Octopus proprietary
3D software and accessories.</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">The
Surface has undergone extensive regression testing and has two select customer trials underway. Designed for optimum task performance
in shallow water, product applications include port and harbor security, law enforcement search and rescue, infrastructure inspection,
underwater construction, dredging and rock dumping, and breakwater block placement. The previous third generation of Echoscope&reg;
technology has been used extensively in coastal management to create safer harbors and inshore protection, and reduce coastal
erosion. The patented technology allows breakwater operators to visualize and track thousands of interlocking blocks into position
in real time, to ensure every block placed is aligned so the integrity of the entire structure is stable.</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">Coda&rsquo;s
Echoscope<SUP>&reg;</SUP> technology is in use in over 30 US ports and law enforcement offices, as well as with the US Navy, US
Coast Guard and South Korean Navy. Key attributes of this unique 3D real-time technology include improved situational awareness,
real-time decision making, increased productivity and enhanced safety, all while maintaining subsea operations in low or zero
visibility water conditions.</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<SUP>&reg;</SUP>,
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>coda@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>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white; 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; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white"><B>Contact:</B></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>

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