---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-044732"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABAT"
cik: "0001576873"
company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co"
filed_at: "2023-12-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T13:27:35.683910+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stockholders elect five directors and ratify Marcum LLP as auditor at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- All five director nominees elected: Ryan Melsert, Elizabeth Lowery, Julie Blunden, D. Richard (Rick) Fezell, Sherif Marakby.
- Votes for each director ~14.7M to 14.9M; broker non-votes of ~11.8M shares.
- Ratification of Marcum LLP as auditor passed with 26.2M for, 592K against, 397K abstain.
- Approximately 58.87% of outstanding shares (27.2M of 46.1M) constituted a quorum.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-044732
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABAT
- cik: 0001576873
- company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co
- filed_at: 2023-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315223044732/0001493152-23-044732-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315223044732/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- 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 2023-12-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-12
  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 14,913,739 426,965 11,821,601 Elizabeth Lowery 14,761,569 579,135 11,821,601 Julie Blunden 13,866,326 1,474,378 11,821,601 D. Richard (Rick) Fezell 14,720,666 620,038 11,821,601 Sherif Marakby 14,769,910 570,794 11,821,601
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315223044732/0001493152-23-044732-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, 2024. at the 2023-12-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-12
  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, 2024. The votes on this proposal were: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 26,173,113 591,998 397,194 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315223044732/0001493152-23-044732-index.htm

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