8-K
filed August 30, 2021, 7:59 PM ET
ticker ABAT
CIK 0001576873
leadership
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
American Battery Metals appoints Ryan Melsert as CEO; board and bylaw changes for NASDAQ listing
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co
- Ryan Melsert (formerly CTO) appointed CEO, succeeding Douglas Cole who remains Chairman.
- Three directors (Cole, MacLellan, Hunter) will not seek reelection; search committee to nominate new candidates.
- Bylaws amended to require unanimous board decisions until next annual meeting or March 1, 2022.
- All 500,000 Series A Preferred Shares redeemed at par ($0.001/share) as part of NASDAQ listing preparation.
- CFO David Corsaut and CRO Scott Jolcover each received 2M restricted shares and annual salaries ($300K/$225K).
Key facts
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
William Hunter departed as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co.
- Action
- not intend to seek reelection
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
directors Douglas Cole, Douglas MacLellan, and William Hunter delivered notice to the Company that they do not intend to seek reelection as directors at the Company’s next annual meeting.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Douglas Cole departed as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co.
- Action
- not intend to seek reelection
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
directors Douglas Cole, Douglas MacLellan, and William Hunter delivered notice to the Company that they do not intend to seek reelection as directors at the Company’s next annual meeting.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Douglas Cole resigned as Chief Executive Officer at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co.
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
On August 27, 2021, Douglas Cole resigned as Chief Executive Officer of American Battery Metals Corporation (the “Company”).
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Ryan Melsert was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
The Board appointed Ryan Melsert, Chief Technology Officer of the Company, to serve as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 1.0
Douglas MacLellan departed as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co.
- Action
- not intend to seek reelection
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
directors Douglas Cole, Douglas MacLellan, and William Hunter delivered notice to the Company that they do not intend to seek reelection as directors at the Company’s next annual meeting.
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