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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2025
| AMERICAN
BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY |
| (Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Nevada
|
|
001-41811
|
|
33-1227980 |
| (State
or other jurisdiction of |
|
(Commission |
|
(IRS
Employer |
| incorporation
or organization) |
|
File
No.) |
|
Identification
Number) |
100
Washington Street, Suite 100
Reno,
NV |
|
89503
|
| (Address
of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
(775)
473-4744
(Registrant’s
telephone number including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
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):
| ☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of Each Class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common
Stock, $0.001 par value |
|
ABAT |
|
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
November 13, 2025, American Battery Technology Company (the “Company”) held its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (the
“Annual Meeting”). Present at the Annual Meeting virtually or by proxy were the holders of 67,552,732 shares of common stock
of the Company out of a total of 118,046,888 shares of common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, as of the close of business
on September 15, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
At
the Annual Meeting, the following proposals, each as described further in the Proxy Statement, were voted upon by the Company’s
shareholders.
| 1. |
The
shareholders elected the following five directors to hold office until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders or
until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to prior death, resignation, or removal. The voting results were as
follows: |
| Name |
|
Votes
For |
|
Votes
Withheld |
|
Broker
Non-Votes |
| Ryan
Melsert |
|
24,115,014 |
|
773,578 |
|
42,664,140 |
| Elizabeth
Lowery |
|
20,396,978 |
|
4,491,614 |
|
42,664,140 |
| Susan
Yun Lee |
|
18,319,402 |
|
6,569,190 |
|
42,664,140 |
| D.
Richard (Rick) Fezell |
|
20,427,055 |
|
4,461,537 |
|
42,664,140 |
| Lavanya
Balakrishnan |
|
24,128,473 |
|
760,119 |
|
42,664,140 |
| 2. |
The
shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal
year ending June 30, 2026. The voting results were as follows: |
| Votes
For |
|
Votes
Against |
|
Abstentions |
| 66,024,689 |
|
738,289 |
|
789,754 |
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
The
Company made a presentation at the Annual Meeting. The Company is making such presentation available to its shareholders by furnishing
the presentation as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”).
The
information in this Item 7.01 of this Report (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be
“filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This Item
7.01 of this Report will not be deemed an admission as the materiality of any information in this Item 7.01 that is required to be disclosed
solely by Regulation FD.
The
text included with this Item 7.01 of this Report will be available on our website located at www.americanbatterytechnology.com, although
we reserve the right to discontinue that availability at any time.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
| Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
| |
|
| 99.1 |
|
American Battery Technology Company Annual Meeting Presentation |
| |
|
| 104 |
|
Cover
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| |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| |
AMERICAN
BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY |
| |
|
|
| Date:
November 17, 2025 |
By: |
/s/
Ryan Melsert |
| |
|
Ryan
Melsert |
| |
|
Chief
Executive Officer |
