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International Battery Metals Ltd. filings document the public-company disclosures of a British Columbia issuer focused on modular direct lithium extraction systems. Form 8-K reports cover material definitive agreements, unregistered sales of equity securities, operating and financial results, Regulation FD communications and governance matters.
The company’s filing record also includes Form S-1 registration statements and amendments covering securities registration details. Capital-structure disclosures describe common shares, warrant instruments and unit financings, while company status disclosures identify its TSX Venture and OTCQB trading context and emerging growth company reporting status.
International Battery Metals Ltd.'s Chief Financial Officer Michael A. Rutledge reported new performance-based equity awards. On February 4, 2026, he received three grants of Performance Based Restricted Share Units (PBRSUs) at a price of $0 per unit.
One PBRSU grant will vest in full 60 days after the company achieves a successful listing on a major stock exchange. A second grant vests in two stages if the company reaches annualized EBITDA of $25 million and then $50 million. A third grant vests in two stages if the company reaches a $750 million market capitalization and then $1.5 billion market capitalization, each measured over a 60‑day volume‑weighted average trading price.
International Battery Metals Ltd. filed an initial insider ownership report for its General Counsel, Norma Linda Garcia. She holds options to buy 400,000 common shares granted on February 12, 2025 under the company’s Rolling 10% Incentive Share Option Plan, vesting in two equal installments of 200,000 on the first and second anniversaries of the grant date at an exercise price of $0.365 per share, which reflects a CAD$0.495 grant price converted using the Bank of Canada rate as of January 30, 2026. Garcia also holds 100,000 Restricted Share Units (RSUs) granted on February 12, 2025 under the Amended and Restated Restricted Share Unit Plan, scheduled to vest as 33,333 units on February 12, 2026, 33,333 units on February 12, 2027, and 33,334 units on February 12, 2028, with each RSU representing a contingent right to receive one common share.
International Battery Metals Ltd. director Keith R. Solar filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership. He reports holding 541,126 common shares of the company directly. He also holds 1,149,954 restricted stock awards granted on December 18, 2025 under the company’s Amended and Restated Restricted Share Unit Plan.
These restricted stock awards are scheduled to vest in full on December 18, 2026, which means they convert into common shares for him on that date if the vesting conditions are satisfied. The filing clarifies his equity stake as a director but does not disclose any recent share purchases or sales.
International Battery Metals Ltd. director and Chief Technology Officer John L. Burba filed an initial ownership report showing substantial equity holdings. He beneficially owns 10,795,408 common shares directly, plus 1,149,954 restricted stock awards granted on December 18, 2025 that vest in full on December 18, 2026.
Burba also holds options to buy 300,000 common shares that are fully vested and expire on May 3, 2028, with an exercise price of $0.8258 per share, reflecting a conversion of $1.12 Canadian dollars using the Bank of Canada exchange rate as of January 30, 2026.
International Battery Metals Ltd. director James Michael Schultz reported his beneficial ownership of the company’s equity. He directly holds 541,126 common shares with no par value and 1,149,954 restricted stock awards.
The restricted stock awards were granted on December 18, 2025 under International Battery Metals Ltd.’s Amended and Restated Restricted Share Unit Plan and are scheduled to vest in full on December 18, 2026. All holdings are reported as directly owned.
International Battery Metals Ltd. director John Souther filed an initial ownership report showing his equity holdings in the company. He directly holds 541,126 common shares with no par value. He also holds 1,149,954 restricted stock awards that were granted on December 18, 2025 and are scheduled to vest in full on December 18, 2026.
In addition, 60,475 common shares are held indirectly through Perk Salar, LLC, of which Mr. Souther is a member. He disclaims beneficial ownership of the stock held by Perk Salar, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
International Battery Metals Ltd. filed an initial insider ownership report for its Chief Financial Officer, Michael A. Rutledge. The filing shows he beneficially owns 450,000 Restricted Share Units that were granted on June 2, 2025 and vest in full on June 2, 2026, each representing one common share. It also reports 900,000 performance-based RSUs that were granted on the same date and will vest upon completion and deployment of two additional Direct Lithium Extraction plants, according to the company’s restricted share unit plan and related agreement.
International Battery Metals Ltd. filed a Form 3 showing that Chief Executive Officer and director Joseph A. Mills beneficially owns restricted equity awards in the company. He holds 1,000,000 Restricted Share Units (RSUs) granted on April 7, 2025, which vest in full on April 7, 2026, under the company’s Amended and Restated Restricted Share Unit Plan. He also holds 2,000,000 Performance Based Restricted Share Units (PBRSUs) granted on the same date, which vest upon completion and deployment of two additional Direct Lithium Extraction plants, subject to the related agreement. Each RSU and each PBRSU represents a contingent right to receive one common share.
International Battery Metals Ltd. director and 10% owner Jacob Aaron Warnock has filed an initial Form 3 reporting his equity interests as of January 30, 2026. The filing shows 541,126 Common Shares held directly and 82,357,925 Common Shares reported as indirectly beneficially owned through entities including Elegante Energy LLC, multiple EV Metals LLC vehicles, JAW Puerto Rico Trust and Perk Salar, LLC. Mr. Warnock may be deemed to beneficially own securities held by these entities but each entity and Mr. Warnock disclaim beneficial ownership except to the extent of pecuniary interest.
The Form 3 also lists multiple blocks of Warrants, each immediately exercisable for one Common Share, held of record by EV Metals VI LLC, EV Metals 7 LLC and EV Metals 8 LLC. These Warrants expire between August 5, 2028 and October 30, 2029 with exercise prices of $0.92, $0.71, $0.38 and $0.22 per share, each converted from Canadian-dollar terms using the Bank of Canada exchange rate as of January 30, 2026.
International Battery Metals Ltd. is registering the resale of up to 51,530,518 common shares held by a single selling shareholder. This includes 25,765,259 shares already issued and up to 25,765,259 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants from a prior private placement. The company will not receive proceeds from any shareholder resales, but would receive cash only if these warrants are exercised.
As of January 30, 2026, 316,573,123 common shares were outstanding, or 342,338,382 shares assuming full exercise of the registered warrants. IBAT is a pre-revenue, development-stage lithium technology company focused on modular direct lithium extraction plants and faces significant risks, including continued losses, the need for substantial new capital, volatile lithium prices, intense competition, regulatory and environmental exposure, customer concentration, and thin, penny-stock trading in its shares.