SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Sep 15, 2023

2. SEC Identification Number

107432

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-124-671-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

Ionics, Inc.

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

Circuit Street, Light Industry & Science Park of the Philippines I, Bo. Diezmo, Cabuyao City, Laguna Postal Code 4025

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

049-508-1111

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

-

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common	837,130,992

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

9

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Ionics, Inc.ION

PSE Disclosure Form 13-1 - Change in Shareholdings of
Directors and Principal Officers References: SRC Rule 23 (SEC Form 23-B) and
Section 13 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Change in shareholdings of the Chairman/President/CEO, Mr. Lawrence C. Qua, due to lodgement of shares with the PCD.
Background/Description of the Disclosure
On September 8, 2023, 7,352,000 shares directly owned by Mr. Lawrence C. Qua were lodged with the PCD.

Name of Person	Lawrence C. Qua
Position/Designation	Chairman, President and CEO

For Equity Securities

Type of Security / Stock Symbol	Date of Transaction	Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D)			Ownership Form Direct (D) or Indirect (I)	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
		Number of Shares	(A) or (D)	Price per Share
Common / ION	Sep 8, 2023	7,352,000	N/A	N/A	I	lodged with PCD

Number of Shares Owned after the Transaction

Direct	20,102,760
Indirect	9,302,000