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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-032862"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABAT"
cik: "0001576873"
company_name: "AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co"
filed_at: "2026-07-10T20:45:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-10T20:46:08.555054+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ABAT enters new employment agreements with CEO, CFO, COO; grants equity awards

## Summary
- CEO Ryan Melsert: $475k salary, 75% target cash bonus, $1M RSUs, option for 3M shares at $2.76.
- CFO Alejandro Flores Arteaga: $280k salary, 75% target cash bonus, $500k RSUs, option for 1M shares at $2.76.
- COO Steven Wu: $350k salary, 75% target cash bonus, $750k RSUs, option for 1.5M shares at $2.76.
- Agreements effective July 1, 2026, two-year term; equity vests 1/16th quarterly over two years.
- Bonuses tied to achievement of specific strategic milestones; pro-rated by milestone weight.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-032862
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABAT
- cik: 0001576873
- company_name: AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co
- filed_at: 2026-07-10T20:45:34+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315226032862/0001493152-26-032862-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576873/000149315226032862/form8-k.htm

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