---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-018171"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABAT"
cik: "0001576873"
company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co"
filed_at: "2025-10-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:44:14.223412+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Battery Technology Company loses $115M DOE grant but appeals and plans to continue project

## Summary
- DOE terminated $115M grant (DE-MS0000010) on Oct 9, 2025, with ~$52M remaining at stake.
- Company appealed the termination on Oct 10, 2025, and will pursue dispute resolution remedies.
- Company has raised over $52M from public markets year-to-date and expects no impact on timeline.
- Tonopah Lithium Flats Project remains a Transparency Priority Project under NEDC and FAST-41.
- Board approved amendments to bylaws (voting, director removal) and code of conduct on Oct 14, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-018171
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABAT
- cik: 0001576873
- company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co
- filed_at: 2025-10-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.02, 5.03, 5.05, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315225018171/0001493152-25-018171-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315225018171/form8-k.htm

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