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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-004242"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABAT"
cik: "0001576873"
company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co"
filed_at: "2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T06:26:23.583526+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Battery Technology appoints Alejandro Flores as CFO; two execs retiring

## Summary
- Alejandro Flores Arteaga appointed CFO effective Feb 9, 2026; base salary $280,000, 75% bonus target, $500k RSUs and $1M warrants annually.
- Interim CFO Jesse Deutsch retires Feb 9; receives $50,000 cash bonus upon signing a general release.
- Chief Mineral Resource Officer Scott Jolcover retires Jan 31; stays as consultant at $6,500/month with continued vesting.
- CEO Ryan Melsert and COO Steven Wu received offer letter amendments setting FY2026 performance-based milestone criteria for bonus equity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-004242
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABAT
- cik: 0001576873
- company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co
- filed_at: 2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315226004242/0001493152-26-004242-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315226004242/form8-k.htm

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