---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-033903"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABAT"
cik: "0001576873"
company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co"
filed_at: "2024-08-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T07:38:40.818400+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ABAT appoints Steven Wu as COO effective Sept 16; Andrés Meza resigns as COO

## Summary
- Steven Wu appointed COO effective Sept 16, 2024, previously at Rivian and Nuro.
- Andrés Meza resigned as COO effective Sept 1, 2024; departure not related to any disagreement.
- Wu receives $300k base salary, $500k signing RSUs, plus performance bonuses up to $750k RSUs and $1.5M warrants.
- Meza receives 12 months salary continuation and COBRA for 6 months under release agreement.
- Wu to lead scale-up of battery materials manufacturing technologies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-033903
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABAT
- cik: 0001576873
- company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co
- filed_at: 2024-08-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224033903/0001493152-24-033903-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224033903/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-033903.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrés Meza resigned as Chief Operating Officer at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On August 20, 2024, Andrés Meza submitted his notice of intent to resign as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective September 1, 2024 (the “Resignation Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224033903/0001493152-24-033903-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven Wu was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On August 26, 2024, the Board of Directors of American Battery Technology Company (the “Company”) appointed Steven Wu to serve as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective September 16, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315224033903/0001493152-24-033903-index.htm

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