secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co (ABAT)
CIK:        0001576873
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-08T15:45:15+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-26-027667
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315226027667/0001493152-26-027667-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315226027667/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-027667

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