AQST Aquestive Therapeutics Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TOTH A ERNEST JR	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. [ AQST ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/15/2021
(Street) WARREN, NJ 07059 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	$4.04	6/15/2021		A		120000		(1)	6/15/2031	Common Stock	120000	$0	120000	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1)

Grant to the Reporting Person of a stock option to purchase Common Stock of the Issuer under the Issuer's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Said options vest over a three-year period, with 25% of such option vesting on each of the one-year and two-year anniversaries of the option vesting commencement date and the remaining 50% vesting on the third-year anniversary of the option vesting commencement date, provided that at the relevant vesting date, the Reporting Person's continuous service to the Issuer has not been terminated as defined under the Plan. The option expires ten years after the date of grant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TOTH A ERNEST JR C/O AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC. 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE WARREN, NJ 07059			SVP, Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Lori J. Braender, as Attorney-In-Fact		6/17/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date