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): ~~June~~July 29, 2026

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
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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)

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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 15.0102 ~~Entry~~Departure ~~into~~of aDirectors ~~Material~~or ~~Definitive~~Certain ~~Agreement~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~June~~July 29, 2026, American Battery Technology Company (the “Company”) ~~and~~entered into a new employment agreement with Ryan Melsert to continue to serve as the ~~United~~chief ~~States~~executive ~~Department~~officer and chief technology officer of ~~Energy~~the Company (the “~~DOE~~CEO Agreement”),. The ~~through~~CEO ~~its~~Agreement ~~Manufacturing~~is ~~Energy~~effective ~~Supply~~as ~~Chain~~of ~~(“MESC”)~~July ~~office~~1, ~~entered~~2026, ~~into~~and has a ~~new~~two-year ~~agreement~~term. Pursuant to ~~modify (~~the ~~“Modification~~ CEO Agreement”), ~~the~~Mr. ~~previous~~Melsert’s ~~Assistance~~annual ~~Agreement~~salary is ~~award~~$475,000. ~~number~~Mr. DEMelsert will also be eligible to receive performance-~~MS0000010~~based (bonuses tied to the ~~“Grant”)~~achievement of specific strategic milestones, including ~~for~~an annual cash bonus set at a target of 75% of his annual salary, $~~115~~1,~~489~~000,~~662~~000 ~~project~~in ~~for~~restricted stock units (“RSUs”) calculated using the ~~design,~~20-day ~~construction~~trailing volume-weighted average price prior to July 1, ~~commissioning~~2026, and ~~operation~~an option to purchase 3,000,000 shares of athe ~~commercial~~Company’s ~~scale~~common ~~facility~~stock ~~for~~at an exercise price of $2.76 per share (the ~~manufacturing~~closing price of ~~battery~~the ~~cathode~~Company’s ~~grade~~common stock on ~~lithium~~July ~~hydroxide~~1, 2026). ~~Under~~The performance-based bonuses will be pro-rated according to the ~~Grant~~specific weight of each milestone as set forth in the CEO Agreement. The fiscal year 2027 RSUs and option will vest 1/16th quarterly beginning July 1, 2026, and the ~~DOE’s~~option ~~share~~will isexpire ~~$57~~on July 1,~~744~~ 2036,~~831~~ and the ~~Company’s~~fiscal ~~cost~~year ~~share~~2028 isRSUs ~~$57~~and option will vest 1/16th quarterly beginning July 1,~~744~~ 2027,~~831~~ and the option will expire on July 1, 2037.

~~The~~On ~~Grant~~July ~~was~~9, ~~initially~~2026, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Alejandro Flores Arteaga to continue to serve as the chief financial officer of the Company (the “CFO Agreement”). The CFO Agreement is effective as of ~~September~~July 1, ~~2023~~2026, ~~but,~~and ashas ~~previously~~a ~~announced,~~two-year onterm. Pursuant ~~October~~to 9the CFO Agreement, ~~2025~~Mr. Flores Arteaga’s annual salary is $280,000. ~~the~~Mr. ~~DOE~~Flores ~~notified~~Arteaga ~~the~~will ~~Company~~also be eligible to receive ~~that~~performance-based bonuses tied to the ~~Grant~~achievement ~~was~~of ~~terminated~~specific strategic milestones, ~~effective~~including asan ofannual ~~the~~cash ~~end~~bonus set at a target of 75% of his annual salary, $500,000 in RSUs calculated using the ~~budget~~20-day ~~period~~trailing ~~ending~~volume-weighted ~~August~~average ~~31,~~price ~~2025.~~prior Onto ~~October~~July 101, ~~2025~~2026, and an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company ~~submitted~~’s common stock at an ~~appeal~~exercise price of ~~the termination~~$2.76 ~~After~~per ~~engaging~~share in(the ~~months~~closing price of ~~dispute~~the ~~resolution~~Company’s ~~efforts~~common stock on July 1, ~~the~~2026). ~~DOE~~The ~~has~~performance-based ~~completed~~bonuses ~~its~~will ~~review~~be ofpro-rated according to the specific weight ~~technical~~of ~~and~~each ~~commercial~~milestone ~~merits~~as ofset ~~this~~forth ~~project~~in the CFO Agreement. The fiscal year 2027 RSUs and ~~has~~option ~~decided~~will tovest ~~rescind~~1/16th ~~the~~quarterly ~~termination~~beginning ofJuly 1, 2026, and the ~~award~~option ~~and~~will ~~reinstate~~expire ~~the~~on ~~Grant~~July 1, ~~through~~ 2036, and the ~~Modification~~fiscal ~~Agreement~~year ~~that~~2028 ~~was~~RSUs ~~issued~~and onoption ~~June~~will 2vest 1/16th quarterly beginning July 1, ~~2026~~2027, ~~retroactively~~and ~~effective~~the tooption ~~September~~will expire on July 1, ~~2025~~2037.

InOn ~~order~~July 9, 2026, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Steven Wu to ~~realign~~continue to serve as the ~~project~~chief ~~and~~operating ~~Grant~~officer of ~~timelines,~~the Company (the ~~Modification~~“COO Agreement”). ~~modified~~The ~~the~~COO ~~project~~Agreement is effective as of July 1, 2026, and ~~budget~~has ~~periods~~a astwo-year ~~follows:~~term. ~~Project~~Pursuant ~~Period:~~to ~~modified~~the toCOO Agreement, Mr. Wu’s annual salary is $350,000. Mr. Wu will also be ~~09/01/2023~~eligible to ~~12/31/2029;~~receive ~~Budget~~performance-based ~~Period~~bonuses 1:tied to ~~remained~~ the ~~same~~achievement asof ~~09/01/2023~~specific tostrategic ~~08/31/2024;~~milestones, ~~Budget~~including ~~Period~~an 2:annual ~~modified~~cash bonus set at a target of 75% of his annual salary, $750,000 toin ~~09/01/2024~~RSUs tocalculated ~~12/31/2026;~~using ~~Budget~~the ~~Period~~20-day 3:trailing ~~modified~~volume-weighted toaverage ~~01/01/2027~~price prior to ~~12/31/2027;~~July ~~Budget~~1, ~~Period~~2026, 4:and ~~modified~~an option to ~~01/01/2028~~purchase to1,500,000 shares ~~12/31/2028;~~of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.76 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock ~~and~~on ~~Budget~~July ~~Period~~1, 5:2026). ~~modified~~The toperformance-based ~~01/01/2029~~bonuses will be pro-rated according to ~~12/31/2029~~the specific weight of each milestone as set forth in the COO Agreement. The ~~Modification~~fiscal ~~Agreement~~year ~~also~~2027 ~~amended~~RSUs ~~the~~and ~~Grant~~option ~~to,~~will ~~among~~vest ~~other~~1/16th ~~things~~quarterly beginning July 1, 2026, and the option will expire ~~apply~~on ~~new~~July ~~standard~~1, 2036, and ~~special~~the ~~terms~~fiscal year 2028 RSUs and ~~conditions,~~option inwill ~~conformity~~vest ~~with~~1/16th 2quarterly ~~CFR~~beginning ~~§200.211(c)~~July 1, 2027, and 2the ~~CFR~~option ~~§200~~will expire on July 1, 2037.~~211(d).~~

The ~~foregoing~~Compensation ~~description~~Committee (the “Committee”) of the ~~Modification~~Board ~~Agreement~~of toDirectors (the ~~Grant~~“Board”) isof ~~qualified~~the Company, in ~~its~~consultation with ~~entirety~~an byindependent ~~such~~compensation ~~agreement~~consultant, performed a ~~copy~~market ofassessment ~~which~~and ~~will be~~approved ~~filed as an exhibit to~~ the ~~Company’s~~CEO ~~Annual~~Agreement, ~~Report~~CFO onAgreement, ~~Form~~and ~~10-K~~COO ~~for~~Agreement, which ~~the~~are ~~fiscal~~intended ~~year~~to ~~ending~~be ~~June~~exempt ~~30,~~under ~~2026~~Section 16b-3.

~~Item 7~~There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.01 Melsert, Mr. Flores Arteaga, or Mr. Wu and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. ~~Regulation~~Melsert FDwas ~~Disclosure~~selected as chief executive officer, Mr. Flores Arteaga was selected as chief financial officer, or Mr. Wu was selected as chief operating officer.

OnIn ~~June 8~~addition, ~~2026,~~there ~~the~~are ~~Company~~no ~~issued~~relationships abetween ~~press release announcing that~~ the ~~DOE~~Company ~~reinstated the Grant~~ and ~~extended~~each ~~the~~of ~~project~~Mr. ~~and budget periods~~Melsert, ~~which~~ ~~press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99~~Mr.1 toFlores ~~this~~Arteaga ~~Current~~or ~~Report on Form 8-K~~Mr. ~~The~~Wu ~~information~~that inwould ~~this~~require ~~Item 7.01 (including~~disclosure ~~Exhibit~~pursuant ~~99.1) shall not be deemed~~ to beItem ~~“filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended~~ 404(~~the “Exchange Act”~~a) ~~or otherwise subject to the liabilities~~ of ~~that~~Regulation 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 filingS-K.

~~Item~~The 9foregoing is not a complete description of the parties’ rights and obligations under the CEO Agreement, CFO Agreement, and COO Agreement, each of which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text and terms of each respective agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.011, 10.2, ~~Financial~~and ~~Statements~~10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and ~~Exhibits~~incorporated herein by reference.

~~(d)~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated June 8, 2026.
10.1		Offer Letter, by and between American Battery Technology Company and Ryan Melsert, effective July 1, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
10.2		Offer Letter, by and between American Battery Technology Company and Alejandro Flores Arteaga, effective July 1, 2026.
10.3		Offer Letter, by and between American Battery Technology Company and Steven Wu, effective July 1, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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: June 8, 2026	By:	/s/ Ryan Melsert
Date: July 10, 2026	By:	/s/ Ryan Melsert
		Ryan Melsert
		Chief Executive Officer

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