---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-011878"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABAT"
cik: "0001576873"
company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co"
filed_at: "2024-03-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T05:20:50.296906+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ABTC appoints Susan Yun Lee to board effective April 1, 2024; Julie Blunden resigns March 31

## Summary
- Julie Blunden resigned from the Board and all positions effective March 31, 2024, as part of a planned succession.
- Susan Yun Lee appointed as director effective April 1, 2024, and will chair compensation committee.
- Lee receives $25,000/yr cash retainer, $150,000/yr equity (RSUs), plus $10,000 for compensation committee chair.
- Lee has over 20 years' experience in investment and capital markets; currently CIO of a foundation and partner at White Road Capital.
- Blunden's resignation was not due to any disagreement with the company's operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-011878
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABAT
- cik: 0001576873
- company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co
- filed_at: 2024-03-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224011878/0001493152-24-011878-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224011878/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Susan Yun Lee was appointed as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 25, 2024, the Board appointed Susan Yun Lee as a director of the Company, effective April 1, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224011878/0001493152-24-011878-index.htm
- Executive change
  Julie Blunden resigned as Director at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 25, 2024, Julie Blunden resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Battery Technology Company (the “Company”) and all positions of the Company, including as a member of the Company’s audit committee, nominating and corporate governance committee and chair of the Company’s compensation committee, effective March 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224011878/0001493152-24-011878-index.htm

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