--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001493152-22-005557" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ABAT" cik: "0001576873" company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co" filed_at: "2022-02-28T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-27T03:37:16.425830+00:00" event_type: "leadership" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # American Battery Technology board overhaul: three directors resign, four appointed ## Summary - Douglas Cole, Douglas MacLellan, William Hunter resigned Feb 25; David Batstone resigned Feb 20. - Ryan Melsert appointed Elizabeth Lowery, Julie Blunden, Rick Fezell, Sherif Marakby effective March 1. - New directors receive $25,000 annual cash plus $150,000 in RSUs (value based on 20-day VWAP). - New directors have expertise in ESG, energy, audit (EY), and automotive electrification. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001493152-22-005557 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ABAT - cik: 0001576873 - company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co - filed_at: 2022-02-28T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: leadership - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/0001493152-22-005557-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/form8-k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-005557 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-005557.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-005557.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Julie Blunden was appointed as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Ryan Melsert, the sole remaining Board member appointed Elizabeth Lowery, Julie Blunden, Rick Fezell, and Sherif Marakby (the "New Directors") to fill the vacancies on the Board caused by the resignation of the three directors above as well as David Batstone who resigned from the Board on February 20, 2022. Each of the appointments is effective March 1, 2022. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/0001493152-22-005557-index.htm - Executive change Sherif Marakby was appointed as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Ryan Melsert, the sole remaining Board member appointed Elizabeth Lowery, Julie Blunden, Rick Fezell, and Sherif Marakby (the "New Directors") to fill the vacancies on the Board caused by the resignation of the three directors above as well as David Batstone who resigned from the Board on February 20, 2022. Each of the appointments is effective March 1, 2022. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/0001493152-22-005557-index.htm - Executive change Douglas Cole resigned as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: On February 25, 2022, Douglas Cole, Douglas MacLellan, and William Hunter resigned from the Board of Directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/0001493152-22-005557-index.htm - Executive change Elizabeth Lowery was appointed as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Ryan Melsert, the sole remaining Board member appointed Elizabeth Lowery, Julie Blunden, Rick Fezell, and Sherif Marakby (the "New Directors") to fill the vacancies on the Board caused by the resignation of the three directors above as well as David Batstone who resigned from the Board on February 20, 2022. Each of the appointments is effective March 1, 2022. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/0001493152-22-005557-index.htm - Executive change William Hunter resigned as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: On February 25, 2022, Douglas Cole, Douglas MacLellan, and William Hunter resigned from the Board of Directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/0001493152-22-005557-index.htm - Executive change David Batstone resigned as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: David Batstone who resigned from the Board on February 20, 2022 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/0001493152-22-005557-index.htm - Executive change Rick Fezell was appointed as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Ryan Melsert, the sole remaining Board member appointed Elizabeth Lowery, Julie Blunden, Rick Fezell, and Sherif Marakby (the "New Directors") to fill the vacancies on the Board caused by the resignation of the three directors above as well as David Batstone who resigned from the Board on February 20, 2022. Each of the appointments is effective March 1, 2022. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/0001493152-22-005557-index.htm - Executive change Douglas MacLellan resigned as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: On February 25, 2022, Douglas Cole, Douglas MacLellan, and William Hunter resigned from the Board of Directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222005557/0001493152-22-005557-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.