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Issuer:     AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co (ABAT)
CIK:        0001576873
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-24-026819
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ABAT secures direct sale of recycled black mass to domestic partner; agrees $1.8M settlement with Mercuria
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- Entered binding purchase agreement for accumulated recycled black mass with a domestic strategic customer; no volume or value disclosed.
- Shifted from indirect marketing through agents to direct domestic sales to support North American circular battery supply chain.
- Settled marketing dispute with Mercuria Energy America: six monthly payments of $300,000 each, total $1.8 million.
- Upon completion of payments, both parties release all claims; Settlement Agreement dated July 3, 2024.
- ABTC's commercial recycling plant began operations in October 2023; second phase (hydrometallurgical refining) is under implementation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224026819/0001493152-24-026819-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224026819/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-026819

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