---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-027667"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABAT"
cik: "0001576873"
company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co"
filed_at: "2026-06-08T15:45:15+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T15:46:12.397039+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ABAT wins appeal, DOE reinstates $115M grant for lithium hydroxide refinery; project extended to 2029

## Summary
- DOE reinstates $115M grant for commercial-scale lithium hydroxide refinery at Tonopah Flats; DOE share $57.7M, company cost share $57.7M.
- Grant was terminated Oct 2025; appeal filed Oct 2025; reinstated retroactively to Sep 2025 after technical review.
- Project period extended to Dec 31, 2029 with adjusted budget periods; no change to awarded funds or milestones.
- PreFeasibility Study shows after-tax NPV@8% of $2.57B, IRR 21.8%, production cost $4,307/tonne LHM.
- Reinstatement underscores cross-administration federal support for domestic critical mineral manufacturing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-027667
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABAT
- cik: 0001576873
- company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co
- filed_at: 2026-06-08T15:45:15+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315226027667/0001493152-26-027667-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315226027667/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co entered into Modification Agreement with United States Department of Energy valued at $115,489,662 (effective 2026-06-02).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: United States Department of Energy
  - Value: $115,489,662
  - Effective: 2026-06-02
  source text: On June 2, 2026, American Battery Technology Company (the “Company”) and the United States Department of Energy (the “DOE”), through its Manufacturing Energy Supply Chain (“MESC”) office, entered into a new agreement to modify (the “Modification Agreement”) the previous Assistance Agreement award number DE-MS0000010 (the “Grant”), for a $115,489,662 project for the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of a commercial scale facility for the manufacturing of battery cathode grade lithium hydroxide.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315226027667/0001493152-26-027667-index.htm

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