---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-043509"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLTH"
cik: "0001487718"
company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T12:50:39.324980+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Two directors resign, new director appointed; large stock grants issued

## Summary
- Patrick J. White and John E. Hentschel resigned from board effective May 22, 2023; no disagreements.
- White received 3,000,000 shares; Hentschel received 2,000,000 shares under resignation agreements.
- Dylan Glenn appointed director; receives 5,000,000 shares (1/3 immediate, rest vests over 2 years).
- Board adopted revised Director Compensation Policy: each director gets 5M shares with 3-year vesting, no cash comp.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-043509
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLTH
- cik: 0001487718
- company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487718/000121390023043509/0001213900-23-043509-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487718/000121390023043509/ea179378-8k_ameribttry.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-043509
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-043509.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-043509.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dylan Glenn was appointed as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Dylan Glenn became a member of the Board effective 22 May 2023 by unanimous vote of all other members of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487718/000121390023043509/0001213900-23-043509-index.htm
- Executive change
  Patrick J. White resigned as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Patrick J. White voluntarily resigned his position as a member of the Board of Directors (the " Board ") of American Battery Materials, Inc. (the " Company ") effective 22 May 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487718/000121390023043509/0001213900-23-043509-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Edward Hentschel resigned as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY MATERIALS, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: John Edward Hentschel voluntarily resigned his position as a member of the Board effective 22 May 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487718/000121390023043509/0001213900-23-043509-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.