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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-033733"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001728205"
company_name: "Piedmont Lithium Inc."
filed_at: "2025-09-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T08:36:11.166586+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Piedmont Lithium completes merger with Sayona Mining; shareholders receive 0.35133 Sayona ADSs per share

## Summary
- Merger closed August 29, 2025; Piedmont becomes wholly owned subsidiary of Sayona, now Elevra Lithium.
- Piedmont shareholders receive 0.35133 Sayona ADSs (each representing 527 Sayona ordinary shares) per PLL share.
- Piedmont common stock delisted from Nasdaq as of Sept 2, 2025; CDIs delisted from ASX.
- All Piedmont directors resigned; Lucas Dow appointed sole director, President, and CEO.
- Keith Phillips (former CEO), Bruce Czachor, Michael White resigned as officers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-033733
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001728205
- company_name: Piedmont Lithium Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-09-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728205/000114036125033733/0001140361-25-033733-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728205/000114036125033733/ef20055055_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Piedmont Lithium Inc.: Amended and restated bylaws in connection with the merger.
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  source text: the Company’s bylaws in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time were amended and restated (the “A&R Bylaws”) to read in their entirety as set forth in Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728205/000114036125033733/0001140361-25-033733-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Piedmont Lithium Inc.: Amended and restated certificate of incorporation in connection with the merger.
  - Change: charter amendment
  source text: the Company’s certificate of incorporation was amended and restated (the “A&R Certificate”) to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728205/000114036125033733/0001140361-25-033733-index.htm
- M&A Transactions
  Piedmont Lithium Inc. underwent a change of control involving Sayona Mining Limited for 0.35133 American depositary shares of Sayona (each representing 527 Sayona ordinary shares) per share of Piedmont common stock (closed 2025-08-29).
  - Action: change of control
  - Counterparty: Sayona Mining Limited
  - Consideration: 0.35133 American depositary shares of Sayona (each representing 527 Sayona ordinary shares) per share of Piedmont common stock
  - Closing: 2025-08-29
  source text: “Piedmont”), Sayona Mining Limited, an Australian public company limited by shares (“Sayona”), and Shock MergeCo Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sayona (“Merger Sub”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728205/000114036125033733/0001140361-25-033733-index.htm

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