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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-22-029955"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABAT"
cik: "0001576873"
company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co"
filed_at: "2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T21:39:45.091077+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Battery Technology stockholders elect directors, ratify auditor and bylaws at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- Quorum of 57.866% (372,737,344 of 644,138,631 shares) represented at Oct. 27 meeting.
- Five directors elected: Melsert, Lowery, Blunden, Fezell, Marakby — each with >199.8M for votes.
- Ratification of Marcum LLP as auditor: 370,242,284 for, 391,874 against, 2,103,186 abstain.
- Ratification of amended bylaws: 199,523,853 for, 1,219,550 against, 1,320,945 abstain, 170,672,996 broker non-votes.
- No other matters were presented or voted on at the meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-22-029955
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABAT
- cik: 0001576873
- company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co
- filed_at: 2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222029955/0001493152-22-029955-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222029955/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co shareholders approved The stockholders ratified the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws. at the 2022-10-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-10-27
  source text: Proposal 3 . The stockholders ratified the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws. The votes on this proposal were: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 199,523,853 1,219,550 1,320,945 170,672,996
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222029955/0001493152-22-029955-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co shareholders approved The stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. at the 2022-10-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-10-27
  source text: Proposal 2 . The stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. The votes on this proposal were: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 370,242,284 391,874 2,103,186 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222029955/0001493152-22-029955-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co shareholders approved The stockholders elected five directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to prior death, resignation, or removal. at the 2022-10-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2022-10-27
  source text: Proposal 1 : The stockholders elected five directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to prior death, resignation, or removal. The votes on this proposal were: NAME FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES Ryan Melsert 200,514,503 1,549,845 170,672,996 Elizabeth Lowery 200,455,689 1,608,659 170,672,996 Julie Blunden 199,891,799 2,172,549 170,672,996 D. Richard (Rick) Fezell 200,240,332 1,824,016 170,672,996 Sherif Marakby 200,260,261 1,804,087 170,672,996
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315222029955/0001493152-22-029955-index.htm

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