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American Battery Technology Company's filings document material events for an operating critical battery minerals issuer. Form 8-K reports furnish operating and financial results, earnings-call presentations, and Regulation FD materials related to recycling operations, critical mineral manufacturing, and project development.
The filing record also covers governance and capital-structure matters, including annual meeting voting results, director elections, auditor ratification, and security-holder matters. Project and agreement disclosures include the recycling/reclamation services agreement for lithium-ion battery materials, the S-K 1300 technical report and preliminary feasibility study for the Tonopah Flats Lithium Project, NEPA baseline study and Mine Plan submissions, and grant-related material agreement disclosures.
American Battery Technology Company approved new two-year employment agreements for its chief executive and technology officer Ryan Melsert, chief financial officer Alejandro Flores Arteaga, and chief operating officer Steven Wu, effective July 1, 2026. Melsert’s package includes a $475,000 salary, an annual cash bonus targeted at 75% of salary, $1,000,000 in restricted stock units, and options to purchase 3,000,000 shares at $2.76 per share. Flores Arteaga’s agreement provides a $280,000 salary, a 75%-of-salary target bonus, $500,000 in RSUs, and options for 1,000,000 shares at $2.76. Wu’s agreement includes a $350,000 salary, a 75%-of-salary target bonus, $750,000 in RSUs, and options for 1,500,000 shares at $2.76. RSUs and options for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 vest 1/16th quarterly beginning July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027, with option expirations in 2036 and 2037, respectively.
American Battery Technology Co director Elizabeth Ann Lowery reported an indirect acquisition of company stock through compensation. Lowery and Associates, LLC received 10,949 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting the vesting of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
These RSUs were granted under a Director Agreement dated February 22, 2022, as amended on September 22, 2023. Following this vesting event, the filing shows 93,751 shares of American Battery Technology common stock held indirectly through Lowery and Associates, LLC, highlighting a routine equity-based compensation award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
American Battery Technology Co director Susan Y. Lee, through Rocketbox, LLC, acquired 10,949 shares of common stock via the vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted under an April 1, 2024 director agreement. After this non-cash award, Rocketbox, LLC holds 192,200 shares of the company’s stock indirectly for Lee.
American Battery Technology Co director Donald Richard Fezell Jr reported an equity compensation award. He acquired 22,629 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share through the vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted under his Director Agreement. Following this vesting, he directly holds 382,621 shares of American Battery Technology common stock.
American Battery Technology Co Chief Executive Officer Ryan Melsert reported stock-based compensation activity and related tax withholding transactions. He received multiple Common Stock awards and vesting events, including 54,971 shares and 10,937 shares on June 30, 2026 and 54,728 shares on July 1, 2026, all at a stated price of $0.00 per share as compensation.
To cover tax liabilities on these vestings, 24,695 shares were disposed of on July 1, 2026 at $2.82 per share and 21,242 shares on July 2, 2026 at $2.88 per share, characterized as tax-withholding dispositions rather than open-market sales. After these transactions, Melsert directly owned 3,300,298 Common Stock shares.
American Battery Technology Co reported that Former Chief Resource Officer Scott Jolcover acquired common shares through equity awards rather than market purchases. On June 30, 2026, he received 9,134 shares, bringing his holdings to 399,639 shares. On July 1, 2026, he received an additional 21,569 shares, increasing his direct ownership to 421,208 common shares.
The footnote explains these entries reflect vesting of common stock previously awarded under an employment agreement and the company’s employee equity compensation plan, with the vesting period amended by a January 26, 2026 consulting agreement between the company and Hard Rock Nevada, Inc. These transactions are compensation-related grants, not open-market buys or sells.
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co Chief Operating Officer Steven Wu reported compensation-related stock activity in Common Stock. On June 16, 2026, he received a grant of 102,598 shares at no cost in connection with vesting under his employment agreement. On June 17, 2026, 55,680 shares were disposed of to cover tax liabilities tied to that vesting, a non-open-market tax-withholding transaction. After these entries, Wu directly holds 389,613 Common shares.
American Battery Technology Co Chief Operating Officer Steven Wu reported an open-market sale of 115,480 shares of common stock at an average price of $3.56 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 342,695 shares, indicating he retains a substantial equity position in the company.
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co CEO Ryan Melsert reported compensation-related equity activity. He received 337,955 shares of Common Stock under his employment agreement, then disposed of 138,270 shares at $3.49 per share to cover related tax liabilities, leaving 3,225,599 Common Stock shares directly owned.
Melsert was also issued 2,367,656 Warrants with a $0.99 per share exercise price, tied to Common Stock. These Warrants were granted under his employment agreement, vest 1/16th quarterly beginning October 1, 2024, and expire five years after issuance or vesting, starting June 5, 2031.
American Battery Technology Co Chief Operating Officer Steven Wu reported a mix of compensation-related share activity and a large warrant acquisition. He received a grant of 203,700 shares of common stock at no cost under his employment agreement, with part of this award vesting.
To cover the tax liability from this vesting, 107,760 common shares were disposed of at $3.49 per share, a withholding-related transaction rather than an open-market sale. Wu also acquired 1,093,275 warrants at $1.07 per warrant, tied to his employment agreement, which are scheduled to vest over time and expire five years after issuance or vesting, beginning June 5, 2031. Following these transactions, he directly holds 458,175 common shares and 1,093,275 warrants.