UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2022
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 000-55088 | 33-1227980 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
100 Washington Street, Suite 100
Reno, NV 89503
(Address of principal executive offices)
Tel: (775) 473-4744
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 20, 2022, the Board of Directors of American Battery Technology Company (“the “Company”) appointed Kimberly Eckert to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Ms. Eckert, 44, has served as Vice President at Deutsche Bank in its Global Corporate Investment Banking, Natural Resources Metals & Mining group, where she worked with global and domestic metals and mining clients on M&A and financial initiatives. Subsequently, she served as Director of Strategic Development at Coeur Mining, where she worked to manage its capital structure and financial and strategic initiatives, and as a managing partner at Filsinger Energy Partners. Since 2019, she has served as an independent consultant, providing consulting services, including valuation, financial forecasting, capital raising alternatives, and other strategic finance related advice to start-ups and privately owned businesses. Since 2014, Ms. Eckert has also served as a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oats &, LLC, a natural foods wholesale and retail start-up.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Eckert and any other persons, pursuant to which she was selected as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Eckert has not engaged in any transaction, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. There are no family relationships between Ms. Eckert and any director or executive officer of the Company.
Ms. Eckert will receive $250,000 annually, with the ability to receive additional compensation bonuses, subject to certain terms and conditions, as compensation for her duties as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Ms. Eckert will serve as Chief Financial Officer until the next meeting of stockholders, or until her earlier death resignation, or removal.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 25, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Eckert as Chief Financial Officer.
A copy of the above-mentioned press release is attached herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated April 25, 2022 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY | |
Date: April 25, 2022 | /s/ Ryan Melsert |
Ryan Melsert | |
Chief Executive Officer |