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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): December 12, 2023

 

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 December 12, 2023, American Battery Technology Company (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), where two proposals were voted on. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the securities and exchange commission on October 3, 2023. Of the 46,139,014 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 27,162,305 shares (or 58.87%), constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

 

The final voting results on each proposal are set forth below.

 

Proposal 1: The stockholders elected five directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to prior death, resignation, or removal. The votes on this proposal were:

 

NAME  FOR   WITHHELD   BROKER NON-VOTES 
Ryan Melsert   14,913,739    426,965    11,821,601 
Elizabeth Lowery   14,761,569    579,135    11,821,601 
Julie Blunden   13,866,326    1,474,378    11,821,601 
D. Richard (Rick) Fezell   14,720,666    620,038    11,821,601 
Sherif Marakby   14,769,910    570,794    11,821,601 

 

Proposal 2: The stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The votes on this proposal were:

 

FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES 
26,173,113    591,998    397,194    0 

 

The results reported above are final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the meeting.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The Company made a presentation at the Annual Meeting. The Company is making such presentation available to stockholders by furnishing the presentation as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit furnished herewith, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   2023 Stockholder Meeting Presentation
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101).

 

 

 

 

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: December 13, 2023 By: /s/ Ryan Melsert
    Ryan Melsert
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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